HERGÉ sends TINTIN drawings for American students.

Georges RÉMI known as HERGÉ (1907.1983)

Letter signed to Professor Alan Lichter.

One page in-4°, in English, on Studios Hergé letterhead.

Brussels. September 19, 1974.

“Beneath the apparent simplicity of the finished drawings, there is a long search for the right line. »

Interesting letter from Tintin's father sending his drawings to Kansas so that they can be studied by Professor Lichter's young American students. Hergé underlines the work necessary to obtain the clear line.

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 “Dear Mr. Lichter, I have just returned from a short stay in France and I found your letter good. First of all, thank you very much for your kind opinion on my work: I am grateful for what you are doing to share it with your students . Of course, I would be delighted to hear from you from time to time and to follow the progress of your course from afar. Under separate cover, I am sending you some sketches (aren't they called “roughs”?): they show that, beneath the apparent simplicity of the finished drawings, there is a long search for the right line. And I add documentation. Warmly. Hergé. »

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Original version: “Dear Mr. Lichter I just came back from a short holiday in France and I found your good letter. First of all, thank you very much for your kind opinion about my work: I'm grateful for what you're doing to make your pupils share it. Of course, I'll be happy to get from time to time news from you and to follow, from far away, the progresses of your course. Under separate cover, I send you some sketches (aren't they called “roughs”?): they show that, under the apparent coolness of the finished drawings, there is a long research for the right line. And I add some documentation. Kind regards. Hergé.”

Alan Robert Lichter (1931.2013) was professor of English, children's literature, and poetry writing at the University of Kansas.