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'''Stamatis Polenakis''' ({{lang-el|Σταμάτης Πολενάκης}}; 1908- 19 April 1997<ref name=Avgi>{{cite journal|url=https://digitallib.parliament.gr/display_doc.asp?item=36679&seg=|title=Έφυγε ο Σταμάτης Πολενάκης|date=22 April 1997|journal=[[I Avgi]]|accessdate=10 June 2024|page=11}}</ref>) was a 20th-century [[Greeks|Greek]] artist. Although best known as a [[cartoonist]], he was also a [[painter]] and moreover the creator of the first Greek [[Animation|animated film]] ''[[Il Duce Narrates]]'' (1945).<ref name="Greekanimation">{{cite web |title=Πολενάκης Σταμάτης (1908–97) |url=http://www.greekanimation.com/artists/polenakis-stamatis/ |accessdate=12 July 2023 |website=Greek animation |language=el}}</ref>
'''Stamatis Polenakis''' ({{lang-el|Σταμάτης Πολενάκης}}; 1908- 19 April 1997<ref name=Avgi>{{cite journal|url=https://digitallib.parliament.gr/display_doc.asp?item=36679&seg=|title=Έφυγε ο Σταμάτης Πολενάκης|date=22 April 1997|journal=[[I Avgi]]|accessdate=10 June 2024|page=11}}</ref>) was a 20th-century [[Greeks|Greek]] artist. Although best known as a [[cartoonist]], he was also a [[painter]] and moreover the creator of the first Greek [[Animation|animated film]] ''[[Il Duce Narrates]]'' (1945)<ref name="Greekanimation">{{cite web |title=Πολενάκης Σταμάτης (1908–97) |url=http://www.greekanimation.com/artists/polenakis-stamatis/ |accessdate=12 July 2023 |website=Greek animation |language=el}}</ref>.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Polenakis was born in [[Athens]] in 1908 into a family that originated from [[Sifnos]]. He studied at the [[Athens School of Fine Arts]], and his first illustrations were published in newspapers by the time he was still undergraduate. Durinng the late [[1930s]] he was already considered a notable cartoonist, and the same period he also worked as a graphic designer.<ref name="efsyn">{{cite web |last1=Koulifetis |first1=Periklis |date=22 April 2022 |title=Ο πρωτοπόρος «Σπαγκοραμμένος» Πολενάκης |url=https://www.efsyn.gr/nisides/kare-kare/341108_o-protoporos-spagkorammenos-polenakis |access-date=17 June 2024 |website=I Efimerida ton Syntakton |publisher=efsyn.gr |language=Greek}}</ref>
Polenakis was born in [[Athens]] in 1908 into a family that originated from [[Sifnos]]. He studied at the [[Athens School of Fine Arts]], and his first illustrations were published in newspapers and magazines by the time he was still undergraduate.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Schuddeboom |first=Bas |last2=Nikolaidis |first2=Nikos |date=27 August 2023 |title=Stamatis L. Polenakis (1908 - 20 April 1997, Greece) |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/p/polenakis_stamatis.htm |access-date=26 June 2024 |website=LAMBIEK Comiclopedia}}</ref><ref name="efsyn" /> Durinng the late [[1930s]] he was already considered a notable cartoonist, and the same period he also worked as a graphic designer<ref name="efsyn">{{cite web |last1=Koulifetis |first1=Periklis |date=22 April 2022 |title=Ο πρωτοπόρος «Σπαγκοραμμένος» Πολενάκης |url=https://www.efsyn.gr/nisides/kare-kare/341108_o-protoporos-spagkorammenos-polenakis |access-date=17 June 2024 |website=I Efimerida ton Syntakton |publisher=efsyn.gr |language=Greek}}</ref>.


During the [[Axis Occupation of Greece]], Polenakis fled to his home island, Sifnos, where he secretly started sketching cartoons about the [[Greco–Italian War]]<ref name="efsyn"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Panagiotou |first=GIorgos A. |date=26 October 1997 |title=Χλευάζοντας τον φασισμό. Το πενάκι των σκιτσογράφων εξίσου αιχμηρό με τη λόγχη των Ευζώνων στο Μέτωπο |journal=Epta Imeres |language=el |publisher=I Kathimerini |page=27, 31}}</ref> mocking [[Benito Mussolini]] and the [[Royal Italian Army during World War II|Italian forces]]. After the [[Liberation of greece|Liberation of Greece]] and his return to Athens, those sketches were used in order to create the first ever Greek animated film which was released in 1945 under the title ''Il Duce Narrates''<ref name="Greekanimation" /><ref name="efsyn" />.
During the [[Axis Occupation of Greece]], Polenakis fled to his home island, Sifnos, where he secretly started sketching cartoons about the [[Greco–Italian War]]<ref name="efsyn"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Panagiotou |first=GIorgos A. |date=26 October 1997 |title=Χλευάζοντας τον φασισμό. Το πενάκι των σκιτσογράφων εξίσου αιχμηρό με τη λόγχη των Ευζώνων στο Μέτωπο |journal=Epta Imeres |language=el |publisher=I Kathimerini |page=27, 31}}</ref> mocking [[Benito Mussolini]] and the [[Royal Italian Army during World War II|Italian forces]]. After the [[Liberation of greece|Liberation of Greece]] and his return to Athens, those sketches were used in order to create the first ever Greek animated film which was released in 1945 under the title ''Il Duce Narrates''<ref name="Greekanimation" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name="efsyn" />.


The following decades, Polenakis worked for several Greek newspapers and magazines, including ''Romantso'', ''[[Apogevmatini]]'', and ''Trust tou Geliou''. After 1970, he opted for painting, and presented his artworks at numerous solo and group exhibitions. In 1979, another part of Polenakis' work from his Sifnos period (42 sketches) was donated by the artist himself to the [[Athens War Museum]], and published in 1981<ref name=":0" />.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Σ. Πολενάκης - Γελοιογραφικές συνθέσεις του Πολέμου 1940 – 41 - Πολεμικό Μουσείο |url=https://warmuseum.gr/polenakis-geliografikes-sinthikes-polemou/ |access-date=17 June 2024 |website=Athens War Museum |language=el}}</ref>
The following decades, Polenakis worked for several Greek newspapers and magazines, including ''Romantso'', ''[[Apogevmatini]]'', and ''Trust tou Geliou''<ref name=":1" />. His best known fictional characters were ''Spagorammenos'' and ''Pipis Papias''<ref name=":1" />. After 1970, he opted for painting, and presented his artworks at numerous solo and group exhibitions. In 1979, another part of Polenakis' work from his Sifnos period (42 sketches) was donated by the artist himself to the [[Athens War Museum]], and published in 1981<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Σ. Πολενάκης - Γελοιογραφικές συνθέσεις του Πολέμου 1940 – 41 - Πολεμικό Μουσείο |url=https://warmuseum.gr/polenakis-geliografikes-sinthikes-polemou/ |access-date=17 June 2024 |website=Athens War Museum |language=el}}</ref>.


Polenakis died on [[19 April]] [[1997]]. He was the father of theatre critic [[Leandros Polenakis]] and writer [[Maria Polenaki]]<ref name="Avgi" />.
Polenakis died on [[19 April]] [[1997]]. He was the father of theatre critic [[Leandros Polenakis]] and writer [[Maria Polenaki]]<ref name="Avgi" />. His grandson is the poet Stamatis Polenakis.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:35, 25 June 2024

Stamatis Polenakis
Born1908
Died19 April 1997
NationalityGreek
Occupation(s)Cartoonist, painter
Notable workIl Duce Narrates

Stamatis Polenakis (Template:Lang-el; 1908- 19 April 1997[1]) was a 20th-century Greek artist. Although best known as a cartoonist, he was also a painter and moreover the creator of the first Greek animated film Il Duce Narrates (1945)[2].

Biography

Polenakis was born in Athens in 1908 into a family that originated from Sifnos. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts, and his first illustrations were published in newspapers and magazines by the time he was still undergraduate.[3][4] Durinng the late 1930s he was already considered a notable cartoonist, and the same period he also worked as a graphic designer[4].

During the Axis Occupation of Greece, Polenakis fled to his home island, Sifnos, where he secretly started sketching cartoons about the Greco–Italian War[4][5] mocking Benito Mussolini and the Italian forces. After the Liberation of Greece and his return to Athens, those sketches were used in order to create the first ever Greek animated film which was released in 1945 under the title Il Duce Narrates[2][3][4].

The following decades, Polenakis worked for several Greek newspapers and magazines, including Romantso, Apogevmatini, and Trust tou Geliou[3]. His best known fictional characters were Spagorammenos and Pipis Papias[3]. After 1970, he opted for painting, and presented his artworks at numerous solo and group exhibitions. In 1979, another part of Polenakis' work from his Sifnos period (42 sketches) was donated by the artist himself to the Athens War Museum, and published in 1981[5][6].

Polenakis died on 19 April 1997. He was the father of theatre critic Leandros Polenakis and writer Maria Polenaki[1]. His grandson is the poet Stamatis Polenakis.

References

  1. ^ a b "Έφυγε ο Σταμάτης Πολενάκης". I Avgi: 11. 22 April 1997. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Πολενάκης Σταμάτης (1908–97)". Greek animation (in Greek). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Schuddeboom, Bas; Nikolaidis, Nikos (27 August 2023). "Stamatis L. Polenakis (1908 - 20 April 1997, Greece)". LAMBIEK Comiclopedia. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Koulifetis, Periklis (22 April 2022). "Ο πρωτοπόρος «Σπαγκοραμμένος» Πολενάκης". I Efimerida ton Syntakton (in Greek). efsyn.gr. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b Panagiotou, GIorgos A. (26 October 1997). "Χλευάζοντας τον φασισμό. Το πενάκι των σκιτσογράφων εξίσου αιχμηρό με τη λόγχη των Ευζώνων στο Μέτωπο". Epta Imeres (in Greek). I Kathimerini: 27, 31.
  6. ^ "Σ. Πολενάκης - Γελοιογραφικές συνθέσεις του Πολέμου 1940 – 41 - Πολεμικό Μουσείο". Athens War Museum (in Greek). Retrieved 17 June 2024.