Swiss artist Ted Scapa passes away at the age of 92
Published: Saturday, Dec 9th 2023, 12:30
Back to Live Feed
The Swiss artist Ted Scapa has died at the age of 92. The family confirmed a corresponding report by the news portal blick.ch to the news agency Keystone-SDA.
Scapa was born in Amsterdam in 1931. The illustrator became known to a wide audience through the children's program "Das Spielhaus" on Swiss television in the 1960s and 1970s.
As a cartoonist, Scapa drew for the international press for many years and published numerous children's books and cartoon collections. Scapa usually creates a series of pictures on one theme. Scapa lived in Vallamand VD on Lake Murten for many years. Since February 2021, the artist has lived in a retirement home in Bern.
©Keystone/SDA
English 
German 
French 
Spanish 
Arabic