Dimensions: 45.5 x 35.5 cm
signed at the bottom: 'TEXT AND DRAWINGS: SZARLOTA PAWEL', inscribed on the lower left: '10'
Literature
"Świat Młodych," 1975–1976
"Świat Młodych", 1986
1st ed., Youth Publishing Agency, 1987
2nd ed., Youth Publishing Agency, 1987
Biography
Graphic artist, illustrator, and comic book artist. In 1974, she graduated from the Department of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, after which she began working on comics at the editorial office of “Świat Młodych.” Jerzy Chmielewski assisted her with the comics at the editorial office. In 1974, she began work on the series *Jonka, Jonek, and Kleks*, which was published in *Świat Młodych* until 1992. In 1980, the Youth Publishing Agency released the first comic book collection by Pawel, titled *The Adventures of Jonka, Jonek, and Kleks*—by 1988, six of the artist’s comic book issues had been published. The magazine also featured *Kubuś Piekielny* and *Bunt krasnoludków*. After *Świat Młodych* ceased publication, Pawel began working on the editorial staff of *Uśmiech Numeru*. The series of stories about Kleks was particularly popular, with a circulation exceeding four million pieces. Since 2002, the publisher of *Jonka, Jonka, and Kleks* has been Egmont Polska, while the adventures of *Kubuś Piekielny* were compiled and published by Ongrys in 2009. The artist also drew two comics published between 2007–2009, as well as the albums *Kodeks zdrowego życia* for the Maria Skłodowska-Curie Institute’s Oncology Center, and the handbook *Zakupy z MAXem* for the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. In 2011, on the occasion of the 22nd International Comics and Games Festival in Łódź, the publication *In Tribute to Szarlota Pawel* was released, dedicated to the characters she created. The artist also created illustrations for newspapers, books, and encyclopedias; she published satirical drawings and was active as a painter. Pawel was awarded the Bronze Medal “Gloria Artis for Merit to Culture” (2010) and the Janusz Christa “Golden Cup” (2019). On the occasion of the centennial of the Polish comic book, the artist was posthumously awarded the “Distinguished Service to Polish Comics” prize at the Warsaw Comic Con festival (2019).
