Komerera

Mulokwa, Samuel (aka Tuf)

Illustrator country: Kenya

Scenarist: Mulokwa, Samuel (aka Tuf)

Scenarist country: Kenya

Language: English

Keywords: racism; rape; work

PROJECT:

Participated to Matite africane in Europa

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Published in: edited by S. Federici, A. Marchesini Reggiani, M. Repetti, Matite africane. Fumetti e vignette dall'Africa, Lai-momo, Sasso Marconi 2002

A girl works as a servant on the farm of a white man, who scolds her every time he sees her playing with the dog. In the following scene, an old man threatens to rape the girl

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Technique: watercolor and ink on paper

Color

Original drawings

Year: 2001

Dimensions: 29,7 x 42 cm

Exhibited where: Exhibited in Bologna, Accademia di Belle Arti, Istituto Statale d’Arte, March 16 – April 30, 2002; Exhibited in Bruxelles, Centre Belge de la Bande Dessinée, June 3 – September 28, 2003; Exhibited in New York, The Africa Comics Exhibition, Studio Museum in Harlem, November 15, 2006 – March 18, 2007

Inventory: inv. 500 / coll. CX17.KENYA.TUF.1

Number of sheets: 3

Notes: The first two pages on verso: Samuel Mulokwa (Tuf), Komerera, Sasa Sema, 2001, Mat. Af. 31-1 (2), A&M - The last page on verso: Samuel Mulokwa (Tuf), Komerera, Sasa Sema, 2001, Mat. Af. 87-1, A&M