Carles Fontserè

During the Civil War he was a soldier of the International Brigades and distinguished as a poster artist. He experienced World War II and the immediate post-war years in France. In 1948 he travelled to Mexico; there he produced, together with Mario Moreno, a magazine show, of which he was the costume designer and the set designer. In 1950 he moved to New York, where he stayed until 1973, when he returned to Spain. He has worked as an illustrator, comic book artist, set designer, poster artist, painter and photographer. He has done various publishing projects and was the artistic director of the Spanish-American magazine Temas. He spent the last years of his life he in Porqueres, Girona, where he wrote his memoirs and in 2007 he died at the age of 90.

Carles Fontserè studied at Escola de la Llotja. The recorded working language is Spanish and Catalan. Residence is recorded at Barcelona. Work by Carles Fontserè is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and International Institute of Social History. Distinctions recorded are Saint George's Cross and Canigó Award.

• Name — Carles Fontserè • Birth Name — Carles Fontserè i Carrió • Born — 9 March 1916 • Birthplace — Barcelona • Died — 4 January 2007 • Occupation — poster illustrator

Carles Fontserè is recorded with the occupation poster artist. Recorded as designer, scenographer, draftsperson, photographer and artist.