Tomi (Jean-Thomas) Ungerer, (November 28, 1931 - ) is a French illustrator best known for his erotic and political illustrations as well as children's books.

Contents

1 Biography 2 Overview of Work 3 List of Books 4 List of Exhibitions 5 Other Work 6 Quotes 7 Links

Biography

Born in Strasbourg in the Alsace, his mother Alice moved to Logelbach near Colmar after the death of his father Theodore, an artist, engineer, and astronomical clock manufacturer. Moved to the United States in 1956, and to Ireland in 1976.

Overview of Work

Ungerer's themes include the Vietnam War, eroticism (especially sadomasochism), bigotry in various forms and imaginative subjects for children's books.

List of Books

• The Mellops Go Flying , (1957), children
• The Three Robbers , (1962), children
• The Party , (1966), adult
• Fornicon , (1969), adult
• Babylon , (1979), adult
• Cats As Cats Can , (1997), adult
• Erotoscope , (2001), adult

List of Exhibitions

• Berlin, 1962. Posters against racism and the Vietnam War

Other Work

• Design of the Janus Aqueduct in Strasbourg 1988
• Design of the Hundred Europeans Maze in Baden 2000

Quotes

• "If people were brave enough to live out their erotic fantasies, pornography would disappear altogether. I've always believed that eroticism, even more than sensuality, is a form of liberation." -- Erotoscope

Links

• Tomi's homepage
• «Centre Tomi Ungerer»: Tomi's museum
• Biography translated from an exhibition in Hanover