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My name is Emmanuel Polanco.
I am an author and an illustrator born in Paris, France and currently living and working in Sweden.
My illustrator career began after my studies in 2001, by practicing collage, painting and drawing.
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Represented by Colagene, Illustration Clinic

Selected clients:
Steppenwolf Theater, Ogilvy Chicago, D la Repubblica, Foreign Policy, The Atlantic Magazine, Random House publishing, Newsweek, M le magazine du Monde, Eight by Eight, L'Obs, Femme Majuscule magazine, Nautilus Magazine, Les Inrockuptibles magazine, Philosophie magazin (DE), Gallimard éditions (NRF), The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Reuters, The Royal Shakespeare Company, Penguin editions, Philosophie magazine, Los Angeles Times, Time Magazine, Monocle Magazine…
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Picture books:
Recettes pour mes enfants, Bruno Verjus, Emmanuel Polanco, Éditions Alternatives, 2015.
Les Animaux dans la nuit, Emmanuel Polanco, Gallimard Jeunesse Giboulées, 2014.
Petite Alice aux Merveilles (The Nursery Alice), Lewis Carroll traduction by Florence Delaporte, Illustrations by Emmanuel Polanco, Gallimard Jeunesse Giboulées, 2013.
L'enfant et la nuit, Olivier Balazuc, Emmanuel Polanco, Gallimard Jeunesse Giboulées, 2011.
Les Animaux dans la neige, Emmanuel Polanco, Gallimard Jeunesse Giboulées, 2009.
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Publications
Lolita - The story of a Girl: Vladimir Nabokov novel in art and design
Presenting Shakespeare: 1,100 Poster from around the world
Cutting Edges Contemporary Collage (gestalten)
Illusive #3 Contemporary illustrations (gestalten)
Lemon poppy seed (gestalten)

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