Cabu
On November - 20 - 2009
Cabu (real name Jean Cabut is a French comic strip artist and carticaturist. He served in the Army during the Algerian Civil War, and during this time, he drew for the army newspaper, Bled. One of the founders of Hara-Kiri magazine. In the 70s and 80s, he became a very popular artist, collaborating for a time with the children’s TV programme, Récré A2. He continued working in political caricature for Charlie Hebdo and Le Canard enchaîné.
In February of 2006 one of his cartoons depicting the Muslim prophet Muhammad appeared in a French newspaper, causing much controversy.
From September 2006 to January 2007, an exhibition entitled Cabu and Paris has been organized by Hôtel de Ville, Paris.
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