Личности в българската карикатура – Александър Божинов като редактор на вестник Българан (1904-1909)
Figures in Bulgarian Cartoons: Alexander Bozhinov as an Editor of Bulgaran weekly (1904-1909)

Summary/Abstract: Alexander Bozhinov was the most popular name in Bulgaran weekly, an emblematic contributor and leader of the bohemian artistic group of the same name of the early twentieth century. His contribution of a cartoonist has not been studied thoroughly for the time being due, most probably, to his huge lifework. He enjoyed a long and relatively happy life, working hard all along and gaining recognition and was looked up to by all Bulgarian cartoonists. He had a number of followers and many admirers due to the unbelievable popularity he had acquired over the years. Alexander Bozhinov set the beginning of modern Bulgarian cartoons, which strived to match contemporary European models. It was not a coincidence that during his lifetime he was styled the founder of Bulgarian cartoon. The articles is of culturological nature, reconstructing the relationship of Alexander Bozhinov in his capacity of a leading editor of the weekly with its contributors, mostly artists, but also writers of which there are extant sources and visual documents. These were Peter Morozov, Peter Paspalev, Aneta Chodina-Čermakova, Ivan Slavov, Elin Pelin, Dimiter Andreev-Andro, Christo Silianov, Peter Neikov, Serbian painter Beta Vukanović, Andrei Protich, Al- exander Balabanov, indirectly Jules Pascin (Simplicissimus satirical magazine), etc. The article outlines the circle of the Bulgaran group and particularly, of Bozhinov’s closest collaborators in publishing the newspaper of the same name to explicate the unifying role and skilful artistic management of its editor-in-chief, Alexander Bozhinov.

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