Herluf bidstrup biography channel

Danish cartoonist and illustrator

This article is about caricaturist. For other uses, see Bidstrup (disambiguation).

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

Bidstrup was educated as a painter at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and throughout his career he authored more than 5,000 cartoons.

He was a firm supporter of communism and very much concerned with the international affairs of his time and social satire.

The artwork of the Danish cartoonist Herluf Bidstrup titled A humorous story.

The artwork of the Danish cartoonist Herluf Bidstrup titled A humorous story.

A collection of Soviet era comics from Danish cartoonist Herluf Bidstrup.

Herluf Bidstrup was born on September 10, in Berlin, Germany.

Herluf Bidstrup is a genius Danish cartoonist of the 20th century, who has more than works on his account.

Why would a grown man whose shirt says "Genius at Work" spend all of his time reading old political cartoons?

However, not all his work revolves around politics and ideology.

Artwork

Bidstrup published his first drawings on his 20th birthday in a notable Danish newspaper, but had exhibited already at the age of 14 in a children's art exhibition in Copenhagen.

As a communist, Bidstrup drew many cartoons about international politics and social themes, as well as subject matter related to the effects of World War II. Large parts of his work however,