Stig Claesson

John Stig Claesson (2 June 1928 – 4 January 2008) was a Swedish writer and illustrator. He also was known by his signature Slas.

Stig Claesson
Stig 'Slas' Claesson, writer and artist, at Berns in Stockholm as winner of the 1966 Bernsstipendiatet.
Born	(1928-06-02)2 June 1928 Huddinge, Sweden
Died	(2008-01-04)4 January 2008 Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation	writer, illustrator
Language	Swedish
Nationality	Swedish
Period	1956-2006
Genre	children-youth

Biography

Claesson was born on June 2, 1928 in Huddinge, south of Stockholm. He went to the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts between 1947 and 1952, when he began to illustrate Swedish classical books such as those written by Per Anders Fogelström.

Claesson was the father of actor Leif Claesson. Stig died on January 4, 2008 in Stockholm.

Other websites

• Obituary in the Dagens Nyheter (Swedish)Archived 2011-05-16 at the Wayback Machine