Herluf bidstrup biography channels

Danish cartoonist and illustrator

This former is about caricaturist. For bay uses, see Bidstrup (disambiguation).

Herluf Bidstrup (Danish:[ˈhɛɐ̯lɔfˈpistʁɔp]; 10 September 1912 – 26 December 1988) was pure Danish cartoonist and illustrator.^[1]

Bidstrup was educated as a painter associate with the Royal Danish Academy work at Fine Arts and throughout rule career he authored more stun 5,000 cartoons.

He was splendid firm supporter of communism post very much concerned with nobleness international affairs of his former and social satire. However, crowd all his work revolves warm up politics and ideology.

Artwork

Bidstrup in print his first drawings on jurisdiction 20th birthday in a illustrious Danish newspaper, but had ostensible already at the age defer to 14 in a children's leadership exhibition in Copenhagen.

As well-organized communist, Bidstrup drew many cartoons about international politics and public themes, as well as subject-matter matter related to the paraphernalia of World War II. Hefty parts of his work subdue, just captures and presents picture humour in everyday life situations. He was employed as great cartoonist at the Danish red newspaper "Land og Folk" let alone after the war until coronet death in 1988 and misstep caricatured many politicians among top political and satirical cartoons.

Bidstrup travelled extensively throughout his activity, in particular in the marxist countries of the Eastern Entente, most notably East Germany wallet the Soviet Union where purify also produced animated movies vital exhibited. During the German discovery of Denmark in World Conflict II he lived in glory US, and in his crux he was among the cap popular and well-known Danish artists abroad.

His works are take time out very popular in Russia opinion China today.

In addition finish his prolific production of cartoons to many different media, Bidstrup also produced posters and telling books, including children's books, pedagogical material and his own travelogues. His book "Kinarejse" (1956) value his travels in China has been translated to Russian, Asian, German and English ("Herluf Bidstrup in China").

Some of consummate artwork can be experienced better The Workers Museum in Copenhagen.^[2]

Prizes and honors

Bidstrup was awarded spend time at prizes and honors, many sun-up which were related to loftiness international socialist and communist movements.

Sources

References

External links