Bid og Vid, Tegninger af Herluf Bidstrup (Bite and Know, Drawings by Herluf Bidstrup)

Bid og Vid, Tegninger af Herluf Bidstrup. 1946 softcover. 45 pages, nice condition.

Bite and Know, Drawings by Herluf Bidstrup. 23 full page comic strips by the Danish communist/socialist cartoonist and illustrator. Herluf Bidstrup (1912 – 1988) 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. However, not all his work revolves around politics and ideology. 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, just captures and presents the humor in everyday life situations. He was employed as a cartoonist at the Danish communist newspaper "Land og Folk" from after the war until his death in 1988 and he caricatured many politicians among his political and satirical cartoons. In addition to his prolific production of cartoons to many different media, Bidstrup also produced posters and illustrated books, including children's books, educational material and his own travelogues. His books of cartoons from this era are rather hard to find now in the US.