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Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923- :"Squid! I wouldn't give you tuppence for it!" "Wouldn't give it the privilege of spitting on it!" "Ugh! How could anyone in their right mind eat them?" "Course they only sell 'em for the Islanders." "Yetch!!!" 5 March, 1974.
- Date
- 1974
- Reference
- C-132-724
- Description
There are six frames; in the first five frames various shoppers strolling past a fish shop stop and express their disgust at the sight of a large dripping squid hanging from a hook in the window. Next a news item states that a huge Japanese squid fleet has been seen off our coast and is of great concern. The last frame shows the population screaming its indignation at the Japanese who grin from their squidboat. In the last corner a bearded man (a self-portrait by Eric Heath) tucks into squid with cries of delight. Refers to New Zealanders' general attitude at the time that squid was not worth eating.
Published in The Dominion 5 March 1874
Other Titles - News. Huge Japanese squid fleet off our coast 'of considerable concern to the country.' "Get out pirates!!! Go home Japs! And leave OUR BEAUT SQUID ALONE!"
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Signature]
Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink on paper, 510 x 636 mm.
Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.
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- Part of
- Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[27 boxes of cartoons drawn for the "Dominion", 1970-1980s?]. / Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons for the "Dominion" concerning fish, fishing, Japanese fishermen and the fishing industry. 1973-1978].
- Format
- 1 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Ink on paper, 510 x 636 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923- :"Squid! I wouldn't give you tuppence for it!" "Wouldn't give it the privilege of spitting on it!" "Ugh! How could anyone in their right mind eat them?" "Course they only sell 'em for the Islanders." "Yetch!!!" 5 March, 1974.. Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[27 boxes of cartoons drawn for the "Dominion", 1970-1980s?].. Ref: C-132-724. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22711778More information can be found in our terms of use.