Bed rest

Date: 1957

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Cartoons from the Free Lance Collection 1957 to 1960]

Reference: C-076-243

Description: Four scenes showing people's reaction to the suggestion that five hours' sleep is adequate Published in New Zealand Free Lance, 18 Apr 1957, page 4 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 184 x 660 mm

Date: 1954

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989 :[Cartoons from the Free Lance Collection 1954 to 1960]

Reference: C-076-002

Description: Shows four scenes depicting interpretations of the term `taking it easy'. In the first a doctor is telling his patient not to overdo `taking it easy'. In the second scene a prisoner is telling his cell-mate that he was inside because he was taking it easy in a department store and was caught by a floor walker. In the third scene a man is lying on his back sleeping on the banks of a river with a fishing line set in position beside him and his wife is explaining to a friend how her husband's doctor had advised him not to take things too easy while on vacation so with this in mind he had taken up fishing. In the final scene a man is asleep in bed and his wife is explaining to the doctor that the previous week he had decided to live dangerously. Publication - Published on 4 Aug 1954 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, 190 x 762 mm

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0004834

Description: Shows a man in bed with an injured and inflamed foot. Beside the bed and on her hands and knees is a woman serving his lunch on a tray. On the bed are remote controls and a book entitled 'World Problems'. Refers to Press Columnist Martin van Beynan writing from his sick bed with a badly sprained ankle. Published in The Press, 12 February 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.