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'''Henk Kuijpers''' (born 10 December 1946 in [[Haarlem]], Netherlands)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.franka.nl/over_henk.html |title=Intro |access-date=3 March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721131327/http://www.franka.nl/over_henk.html |archive-date=21 July 2011  }} Franka.nl Biography Henk Kuijpers</ref> is a [[comics artist]] most famous for his ''[[Franka]]'' series.

==Comics==
[[File:FrankaNorthernSunComic.jpg|thumb|right|Cover of a ''Franka'' album]]
*[[Franka]], 23 comic albums
*Bars, 2 albums

Kuijpers' ''Franka'' comics work features a strong model-like female sleuth solving mysteries, often in exotic locales. The series' images are drawn in strong lines with balanced weight, a style often classified as [[ligne claire]].<ref name="lambiek-Kuijpers">{{Cite web|url=http://lambiek.net/artists/k/kuijpers_h.htm|publisher=Lambiek Comiclopedia |title=Henk Kuijpers |access-date=16 November 2006 }}</ref>

==Awards==
Kuijpers received the [[Stripschapprijs]] prize in 1990.<ref>[http://www.comichouse.nl/en/illustration/2d/kuijpers/ Henk Kuijpers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928101145/http://www.comichouse.nl/en/illustration/2d/kuijpers/ |date=28 September 2007 }} (portfolio on comichouse.nl website)</ref>

==References==
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* {{Cite web |url=http://lambiek.net/artists/k/kuijpers_h.htm |title=Henk Kuijpers |access-date=16 November 2006 }}
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==External links==
* [http://www.franka.nl/ Franka official site]

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[[Category:1946 births]]
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[[Category:Dutch comics artists]]
[[Category:Artists from Haarlem]]
[[Category:Winners of the Stripschapsprijs]]

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