Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992 :The Greeks had a word for it. [ca 1939-1940]

Date
1939 - 1940
Reference
E-605-q-006
Description

A cartoon showing two ordinary New Zealanders looking at a statue based on that of Laocoon and his two sons, of Robert Semple wrestling snakes, flanked by Michael Savage and Walter Nash. The caption beneath the statue reads: "Semplocoon Group (with financial death adders), excavated in W Coast NZ 1939, by Govt bulldozer. Solid Bone".

Other Titles - Semplocoon Group

Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s).

Physical Description: Newsclipping 155 x 215 mm stuck into lined exercise book

Access restrictions
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Part of
Minhinnick, Gordon Edward George (Sir), 1902-1992 :[Scrapbook of cartoon clippings. ca 1940-1945].
Format
1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s), Works of art, Clippings, Cartoons (Commentary), Newsclipping 155 x 215 mm stuck into lined exercise book, Orientation: Horizontal image
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