Yves Beaujard
Yves Beaujard | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 November 1939 |
| Died | 4 June 2024 (aged 84) Mareuil-sur-Cher, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | École Estienne |
| Occupation | Artist |
Yves Beaujard (27 November 1939 – 4 June 2024) was a French illustrator, engraver, and stamp designer.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Saint-Ainan-sur-Cher on 27 November 1939, Beaujard graduated from the École Estienne in 1960 and created his first postage stamps for Vietnam in 1966. The following year, he began a career as an engraver in the United States with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, producing portraits of U.S. presidents for bank notes of the Federal Reserve.[2] He returned to France in 1977 and became an independent illustrator and engraver. He contributed to coloring numerous children's works, including the Alex Lechat series published in Le Journal de Mickey.[3] He also did French illustrations for the series Three Investigators. His first stamp used by the French government was issued in 1999, which was a portrait of Frédéric Ozanam. In December 2004, he became vice-president of the nonprofit Art du timbre gravé. His project on Marianne was chosen by President Nicolas Sarkozy to become a definitive stamp, named the Marianne et l'Europe series, in use from 1 July 2008 until 2013.[4] He was the father of Sophie Beaujard, who also became an illustrator, engraver, and stamp designer.[5]
Beaujard died in Mareuil-sur-Cher on 4 June 2024, at the age of 84.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Rabier, Pascal (6 June 2024). "« La Marianne et l'Europe » perd son créateur Yves Beaujard". Art du timbre gravé (in French). Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Catalogue". Philaposte (in French). September 2008.
- ^ Toulemonde, Gauthier (February 2008). "Entretien avec Yves Beaujard". TV Timbres (in French). Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Marianne et l'Europe - Vert". Universal Postal Union (in French). Archived from the original on 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Rencontre avec Sophie Beaujard". La Drôme (in French). 3 May 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Monsieur Yves BEAUJARD". Libra Memoria (in French).
