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Place of Birth: Rocroi, Grand Est, France
About Chéri Hérouard
- Chéri Hérouard (1881 - 1961) was a French illustrator who was most famously known for his forty-five-year work for French society magazine, La Vie Parisienne.
- Born as Chéri-Louis-Marie-Aime Haumé in Rocroi on 6 January 1881, Hérouard's father died in a hunting accident just before his birth.
- His mother remarried to a Hérouard, who was a descendant of the doctor of Louis XIII, and Chéri took the new name.
- Hérouard married Henriette Tabillon on 17 August 1903.
- Chéri Herouard's first printed artwork appeared in Le Journal de la Jeunesse in 1902.
- Upon stepping into the Publishing House of Calmann-Lévy, he met Anatole France, who encouraged him to continue his work. Hérouard often worked with fairy tale characters and was also a pioneer in the comics format.
- He submitted work to La Semaine de Suzette before being approached by Charles Saglio, who had just purchased La Vie Parisienne, to become an illustrator for the magazine.
- At first he resisted, saying he didn't think he was skilled enough.
- Two years later, Hérouard's first illustration for La Vie Parisienne was published on 9 November 1907.
- The cover illustrations for the magazine were divided among several illustrators, with Hérouard contributing most frequently between 1916 through 1930.
- He continued his work with the magazine until 1952.
- He often created illustrations for books such as Dangerous Liaisons in 1945.
- For Pierrot, he drew Gil Blas de Santillane (1949), Tambour Battant (1950) and Le Capitaine Eclair (1951).
- Under the pseudonym of Herric, he also created erotic and sadomasochistic illustrations for various books including the Kama Sutra.
- He died on 2 June 1961.
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