Jan Wiegman

(1884 - 1963, The Netherlands)

Aladdin en de Tooverfluit, by Jan Wiegman
Jan Wiegman was a pupil of Tjeerd Bottema, and drew the newspaper comic 'Snoes' (texts by W. van de Berg) in 1928. Another comic Wiegman created was 'Aladdin en de Tooverfluit'. During the forties he made 'Heintje Biet', which appeared in De Fontein. Wiegman also created many illustrations for newspapers and children's books. He also wrote and illustrated for shadow plays, among others for De Waagspelers in Haarlem (around 1938).
Heintje Biet, by Jan Wiegman
cover for Okki, by Jan Wiegman

De Waagspelers, with Jan Wiegman
De Waagspelers, with Jan Wiegman in the middle.