Dudu Geva

Dudu Geva
Dudu Geva, 2005
Born	Dudu Geva March 14, 1950 Jerusalem
Died	February 15, 2005(2005-02-15)(aged 54)
Nationality	Israeli
Area(s)	Artist, writer,cartoonist,illustrator, andcomic book creator

Dudu Geva(Hebrew:דודו גבע,born March 14, 1950, died February 15, 2005) was an Israelicartoonist,illustrator, andcomic book creator.

Biography

David (Dudu) Geva was born inJerusalem.He began his artistic career at the age of 17, writing for the weekly children's newspaperHaaretz Shelanu.While serving in theIsrael Defense Forces,Geva drew cartoons for its newspaperBamahane.After his military service, Geva joined the staff of Israel TV's Channel One as agraphic designer.

Geva died on February 15, 2005, of a heart attack. He left an ex-wife and two children.

Art career

Geva publishedcartoons,comic stripsand satire columns in Israel's leading newspapers:Haolam Hazeh( "Zoo-Aretz-Zoo" ),Hadashot( "The Song of the Duck" ),HaIr( "Joseph and his Brothers", "The Silence of the Duck" ),Kol HaIr( "Ahalan and Sahalan" ),Maariv( "The Road to Happiness", "Geva's Journal" ) andHaaretz( "The Weekly Caricature" ).

In addition to his work in journalism, Geva produced dozens ofcomic booksand illustratedchildren's booksin collaboration with many of Israel's writers and artists. Among his most well-known fictional characters was Joseph and the duck.

In 1991, Disney sued Geva for publishing a snippet from his forthcoming monograph,The Duck Bookin a local Tel Aviv newspaper. In his cartoon strip “Moby Duck,” the duck looked very much likeDonald Duckwith a forelock and a hat. Geva was charged with violating Disney's copyright.

Commemoration

Rubber duck on the roof of the Tel Aviv Municipality

In homage to Geva, a giant inflatable duck was installed overlooking Rabin Square from the Tel Aviv Municipality building.

Published works

• Zoo-Aretz-Zoo(1975)
• The Knight Zick(1976) withHanoch Marmari
• Ridiculous Book(1981) withKobi Niv
• Son of Ridiculous(1983) with Kobi Niv
• Kotz in the Potz(1984)
• Ahalan and Sahalan in the Wild West(1985) with Kobi Niv
• Dwarf in the Pants(1985)
• Ridiculous Strikes Again(1985) with Kobi Niv
• The Journal of the Clerk(1987)
• The Duck(1994)
• The Knight Zick in the Torah Wise Men Land(2002)
• The Knight Zick in his War against the Routine(2002)
• The Knight Zick in the Kingdom of old Legends(2002)
• The Knight Zick and the Princess of the Nile(2002)
• A4 Booklets(2003)
• Cheap Literature Booklet(2005)
• The Silence of the Duck(2005)

See also

• Israeli art

External links

Michal Palti; Ruta Kupfer; Anat Balint (February 15, 2005)."Haaretz cartoonist Dudu Geva dies of heart attack, age 54".Haaretz.RetrievedAugust 21,2015.