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Nonagenarian Swiss artist Ted Scapa has died

The Swiss artist Ted Scapa has died at the age of 92.


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Born in 1931, Ted Scapa achieved fame as a cartoonist © Keystone / Anthony Anex

The family confirmed a report by the news portal blick.ch to the news agency Keystone-SDA.

Scapa was born in Amsterdam in 1931. The illustrator became known to a wide audience through the children’s programme Das Spielhaus (The playhouse) on Swiss television in the 1960s and 1970s.

As a cartoonist, Scapa drew for the international press for many years and published numerous children’s books and cartoon collections. Scapa usually creates a series of pictures on one theme. Scapa lived in Vallamand, canton Vaud,  on Lake Murten for many years. Since February 2021, the artist has lived in a retirement home in Bern.

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