Theo van den Boogaard

Theo van den Boogaard (born 25 March 1948, Castricum, Netherlands ) – also known as Theo Bogart – is a Dutch cartoonist. He first came to attention as an underground cartoonist in the early 1970s for the sexually explicit comics series Ans en Hans krijgen de kans (Ans and Hans Get the Chance). He is best known for co-creating Sjef van Oekel, a long-running comic strip based on the TV character, written by Wim T. Schippers. He received the 1989 Stripschapprijs for his body of work.

Biography

Early life Theo van den Boogaard was born in 1948 in Castricum, in the Netherlands province of North Holland. As a child, he was interested in drawing and singing. At the age of 15, he published his first comic Mark, Boter bij de Vis (Mark, Butter with the Fish) At the age of 17, he began drawing for Hitweek magazine and moved to Amsterdam after graduation to begin his career.

Career

In 1967 he made the underground comix series Witje and Gertje for Hitweek, which was continued from 1968 to 1969 in Aloha. This work has been recognized as the first Dutch underground comic, but it faced criticism due to featuring a naked woman.

In 2003, he published Theo van den Boogaard signs death. In 2016, he published Four Winters In a Row, a set of illustrations paired with a song of his, about a man struggling to find happiness.

As of 2016, he has undergone chemotherapy treatment, but the type of cancer has not been disclosed. He has spoken of his struggles to keep drawing while undergoing chemotherapy, and discussed his fight for happiness in his Four Winters In a Row.

Honors and awards In 1989 Boogaard received the Nederlandse Stripschapprijs for his works.