Wembo
Esale Bokungu, Dick
Illustrator country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Scenarist: Esale Bokungu, Dick
Scenarist country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Language: French
Keywords: market; popular justice; street children; thief
PROJECT:
Participated to Matite africane in Europa
PUBLISHED IN:
Published in: edited by S. Federici, A. Marchesini Reggiani, M. Repetti, Matite africane. Fumetti e vignette dall'Africa, Lai-momo, Sasso Marconi 2002
Two boys steal a loaf of bread each in a market and then run away, followed by some people that want to punish them. While crossing the street, one of them is nearly run over by a van.
Technique: Ink and watercolor 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
Inventory: inv. 499 / coll. CX25.CONGO.ESALE.3
Number of sheets: 2
Notes: Each page on verso: RDC, Esale Bokungu, Wembo (inedito), 2001, Mat. Af. 23-1 (2), cm 29,7 x 41,5, A&M, C, M 1.2, BO - There is attached a 21 x 29,7 cm paper sheet that explains the comic in inv. 464 / coll. CX25.CONGO.ESALE.2
