in Pep. Kruis took over Sjors en Sjimmie from Frans Piët in 1969 and modernized the characters, including a less stereotypical depiction of Sjimmie's black features. The series was later taken over by Jan Steeman.

He was furthermore active as an illustrator of novels, magazines, advertisements and record covers.

Kruis received the Order of the Netherlands Lion

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