HERGÉ sends TINTIN drawings for American students.

Georges RÉMI, known as HERGÉ (1907-1983)

Signed letter to Professor Alan Lichter.

One page in quarto, in English, on Hergé Studios letterhead.

Brussels. September 19, 1974.

"Beneath the apparent simplicity of the finished drawings lies a long search for the right line."

An interesting letter from Tintin's creator, sending his drawings to Kansas so they could be studied by Professor Lichter's young American students. Hergé emphasizes the work required to achieve the clear line style.

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 "Dear Mr. Lichter, I have just returned from a short stay in France and I found your kind letter. First of all, thank you very much for your kind opinion of my work: I am grateful for what you do to share it with your students . Of course, I would be delighted to hear from you from time to time and to follow, from afar, the progress of your course. In a separate envelope, 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 am enclosing some documentation. Warmly, Hergé."

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Original version: “Dear Mr. Lichter I just came back from a short holiday in France and I find 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. Cordially.

Alan Robert Lichter (1931-2013) was a tenured professor of English, children's literature, and poetic writing at the University of Kansas.