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Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons for the "Dominion" concerning Rugby Union football. 1986-92].
- Date
- 1986 - 1992
- By
- Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-
- Reference
- B-144-135/161
- Description
Includes: Andy Haden (All Black captain) invited on "Lion NZ" voyages, brings the whole team (1986); All Blacks reluctant to learn First Aid (1986); Wellington team depleted by members going off on South African tour (1986); Maori All-Blacks hear, see and speak no evil about violent enforcement of apartheid in South Africa (1986); The Laughing Cavaliers (1986); Farmers going as spectators to South Africa (1986); All Black's furtive use of an manhole to go to South Africa (1986); Dominique Prieur (French saboteur) smuggled out under an All Black jersey (1986); another laughing cavalier - he who laughs last (1986); incredulity that the Rebel tourists accepted cash (1986); Welsh rugby hooligans upset air flight (1987); South African horse kicked out of New Zealand - used as wooden horse to smuggle rugby players to South Africa (1987); rugby players make Basin Reserve into a rugby field (1988); eating fruit gives players the runs, to Port-a-loos (1989); French ready to be "eaten raw" by All Blacks (1989); Alex Wyllie departs for Wales with a book on how to speak Welsh (1989); violence and injuries against Welsh players (1989); All Blacks arrive to beat up Welsh pub-goer (1989); All Blacks won't be relaxing in Ireland (1989); UK scouts try to tempt rugby players to join rugby league, with promises of money (1990); All Blacks were made an offer they couldn't refuse (1990); South African integration (1991); Apartheid is dead! (1991); Maori language Board oversees a haka on the field (1991); New Zealand referee bashed by French players (1991); African warriors chase All Blacks from South Africa (1992); towering Springbok on steroids (1992); All Blacks "break in" the Springboks for the Australian rugby team (Wallabies) (1992).
Arranged chronologically, according to the dates of "Dominion" clippings in Heath's albums (at E-521/547-q).
Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by artist.
Quantity: 27 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 420 x 530 mm.
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- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s]. / Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].
- Format
- 27 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Ink on paper, sizes approximately 420 x 530 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :Alex (Grizz) Wyllie. 8 October 1989.
Date: 1989
From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].
Reference: B-144-149
Description: The cartoon is a caricature of former All Black coach Alex Wyllie. He is carrying a rugby ball, a suitcase and a book called, How to speak Welsh. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 320 x 485 mm.
Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :Eric Heath after Millais, rugby league. 23 May 1990.
Date: 1990
From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].
Reference: B-144-153
Description: The cartoon is a changed version of an artwork by John Millais. It shows a man, representing a U.K. league scout, pointing across the ocean to another land that has a flag saying league and a shining pot with a $ sign on it. Two All Black rugby players are sitting listening to him speak, both look very happy at the prospect of gaining a lot of money. In the foreground is a battered rugby ball, representing rugby union, and a small set of goal posts with cobwebs all over them. Refers to the proffesional game of rugby league and players from the non-proffesional game of rugby union being enticed to switch codes by large sums of money. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 405 x 310 mm.
Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923- :Maori Language Board. 22 May, 1991
Date: 1991
From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].
Reference: B-144-157
Description: Shows a scene at the beginning of a rugby match between the All Blacks and a visiting team. The visitors, bemused, stand at the edge of the image while the All Blacks perform an enthusiastic haka. Alongside the field at a long table sit four members of the 'Maori Language Board' with pens and paper, writing reports about the Maori language being used in the haka. Above is a stadium full of fans. Refers to the establishment of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori (The Maori Language Commission) that was set up under the Maori Language Act 1987 to promote the use of Maori as a living language and as an ordinary means of communication. The cartoon suggests a comical element to the Commission. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 330 x 480 mm.
Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :What steroids? The Dominion, 30 July 1992.
Date: 1992
From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].
Reference: B-144-160
Description: The cartoon shows a giant South African rugby player towering above the All Blacks team and the goalposts on the field. Refers to steroid use in rugby. Exhibited in 'Guts and Glory' an exhibition of rugby cartoons, organised by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive Trust in association with the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, at the National Library Gallery, 15 July - 7 November 1999, and then touring until 2001. Curated by Susan Foster. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink and latratone, 425 x 265mm.
Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :Dai, you been shovin' someone from New Zealand around in th...
Date: 1989
From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].
Reference: B-144-151
Description: The cartoon shows four members of the All Blacks standing outside a house in Wales just across the road from the Stradey Park Hotel. An elderly Welsh lady has answered the door and is calling out to her husband. Refers to the 1989 All Black tour of Great Britain. Exhibited in 'Guts and Glory' an exhibition of rugby cartoons, organised by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive Trust in association with the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, at the National Library Gallery, 15 July - 7 November 1999, and then touring until 2001. Curated by Susan Foster. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Pen and ink, brush and ink, white paint, 400 x 315mm.