Charles Burki

Dutch illustrator (1909–1994)

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Charles Burki (1909–1994) was a Dutch illustrator and motorcycle enthusiast, born and raised in colonial Indonesia (the Dutch East Indies) and educated at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He worked extensively for DAF trucks, Shell, Philips, KLM, Goodyear, and for such magazines as Motor, Moto Revue, Sport in Beeld.^[1]

During WWII, Burki was interned in a Japanese POW camp and managed to record the experience. The drawings were subsequently published in his book Behind Barbed Wire (Dutch: Achter de Kawat).^[2] Burki returned to the Netherlands in 1945 and lived in the Hague until his death in 1994. His work has been commemorated in exhibitions,^[3] postcards,^[4] and postal stamps.^[5]

References

^ d'Orléans, Paul (May 4, 2020). "Charles Burki: Streamliners". The Vintagent.
^ Burki, Charles (1979). Achter de kawat : als Japans krijgsgevangene. Amsterdam: Buijten & Schipperheijn. ISBN 9061352959.
^ "CHARLES BURKI (1909-1994)". Kunsthal Rotterdam. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
^ "Search results for: 'Charles Burki (1909-1994)'". www.artunlimitedshop.co.uk.
^ "Stamp 2010, Netherlands - Personal stamps TNT/PNL Charles Burki 3 booklets, 2010". PostBeeld stamp shop Haarlem.