Dutch painter, etcher, lithographer, illustrator and book cover designer Felix Hess studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. In 1916-36 he created the comic strip Uit het Kladschrift van Jantje (From Jantje’s Notebook) in an Amsterdam magazine. He thus commented on political issues, as seen through the eyes of a child. Later, he worked with Leonard Roggeveen in comics like The Amazing Journey of John Doe in the “Algemeen Handelsblad” and the “Nieuwsblad van het Noorden”. He also illustrated the incredible adventures of Bram Vingerling. Hess and his wife were murdered by the Nazis in the Sobibór concentration camp during World War II, probably gassed in the extermination camp. In Hess’ entry, the character “Jantje” explains the Olympic Games. Only the graphic Hellas (24 x 35 cm) could be identified, but it includes motifs of the ancient Olympic Games.
Netherlands