Papou

Mouélé, Willy (aka Willy Zekid)

Illustrator country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Scenarist: Mouélé, Willy (aka Willy Zekid)

Scenarist country: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Language: French

Keywords: children; church; poverty; proverbs

PROJECT:

Participated to Matite africane in Europa

Papou is a child and is wandering around an empty church. When the priest asks him what he’s looking for, he replies that he’s there because his father always says he’s penniless as a church mouse, and so he wants to see if church mice really are penniless.

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Technique: Felt tip pen on paper

Black and White

Original drawings

Dimensions: 29,7 x 16,4 cm

Exhibited where: Exhibited in Bologna, Accademia di Belle Arti, Istituto Statale d’Arte, March 16 – April 30, 2002

Inventory: inv. 595 / coll. CX29.CONGO.ZEKID.1

Number of sheets: 1

Notes: The page on verso: Zekid, and in the centre of sheet: Ok! Papou, a sign that seems the Illary's signature, and Gb 76