page_title: Blek le Rat
hierarchical_section_title: Blek le Rat
caption_attribution_description: Xavier Prou (Blek le Rat) signing his books (November 20, 2011)
context_page_description: Blek le Rat is a French graffiti artist. He was one of the first graffiti artists in Paris, and has been described as the "Father of stencil graffiti".
context_section_description: Blek le Rat ([blɛk lə ʁa]; born Xavier Prou, 1952) is a French graffiti artist. He was one of the first graffiti artists in Paris, and has been described as the "Father of stencil graffiti".
caption: Xavier Prou (Blek le Rat) at the gallery opening and book signing at the 941 Geary Gallery, San Francisco
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