Opening of the Cabu exhibition, drawings from the roundup of the Vel d'Hiv
in Chambon-sur-Lignonexhibition outside the walls

After a presentation in Paris in 2022 on the occasion of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Vel d'Hiv roundup, the Shoah Memorial presents from June 22, 2023 in Chambon-sur-Lignon the press drawings by Cabu made for the newspaper Le Nouveau Candide in 1967.

The talent of the draftsman allows us to dive back into one of the darkest events in the history of France.

«These sixteen unpublished drawings by Cabu dating from 1967 and illustrating the roundup of the Vélodrome d'Hiver in 1942 are there for the History. They must be seen by as many people as possible, so that people understand what the Vel d'Hiv roundup was, of which we only have one photograph today. The great strength of Cabu’s line is to succeed, at a glance, in conveying the horror of this tragedy," explain Laurent Joly and Véronique Cabut.

Credit: The Little Girl behind the door. Cabu, 1967. Pen and ink on paper. 29.9 x 40.3 cm. Published in no. 313 of the Nouveau Candide. © V. Cabut.