Posts tagged with cartoons

Two panels of a comic strip showing a hedgehog attempting to be ridden by a creature who gets spines stuck in his rear end instead, causing the creature to run very fast and win the race by accident.

Early comics — who are they?

By Hannah Benbow
1 October 2020
Identifying the artists behind New Zealand's earliest comics and cartoons.
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Malcolm Evans’ take on the Cartoonists’ Convention in June 2001.

A bit of cheek: Ian Grant looks back on 27 years of the Cartoon Archive

By Ian F. Grant
16 January 2020
We've invited Ian F Grant, former chair of the Guardians, to tell the story of the Archive’s development and achievements.
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Digital cartoon by Guy Body on social and political issues in New Zealand.

A cartoon history of religion in New Zealand

By Hannah Benbow
15 November 2019
Mike Grimshaw's talk at the National Library explores how editorial cartoons reflect New Zealand's religious debate.
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Ian Grant with a framed caricature of himself and his wife.

New Zealand Cartoon and Comics Archive

By Hannah Benbow
24 July 2019
Expanding the Archive to sustain and support future research into the art and the world of cartooning.
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A collection of New Zealand comics.

New Zealand Cartoonist and Comics Artist Wikipedia edit-a-thon

By Mike Dickison
30 January 2019
The Library hosted its first Wikipedia edit-a-thon. This one was devoted to New Zealand comics and cartoons.
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Two piles of the book 'Savaged to Suit' by Paul Diamond.

Launch of 'Savaged to Suit: Māori and Cartooning'

By Paul Diamond
5 October 2018
Paul Diamond's introduction to the launch of  ‘Savaged to Suit: Māori and Cartooning in New Zealand’.
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Comic of Santa Claus.

A Comic Christmas

By Hannah Benbow
22 December 2017
Celebrating the season with a look back through the Cartoon Archive.
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Cover of 'Decimal Currency and You', showing a bowing Mr Dollar.

“Tenth of July, this year”

By Hannah Benbow
10 July 2017
Fifty years ago, Mr Dollar showed us how to let go of pounds, shillings, and pence.
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Steve Bell's impression of the UK Tory government front bench, including a harlequin Theresa May and fuzzy-headed Boris Johnson.

Stirring fools out of their folly

By Ian F. Grant
4 April 2017
A reminder of the potency of political cartoons.
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Cartoon of Rob Muldoon tossing some pizza dough, labelled 'food prices'.

The requisite bureaucratic dullness

By Hannah Benbow
29 November 2016
The nostalgic (and surprisingly pervasive) charm of Letraset and Letratone.
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Illustrations of miscellaneous items.

Annual: a literary miscellany, a cornucopia, a delight

By Jeannie Skinner
9 November 2016
Like Mary Poppins’ magical carpet bag, this Gecko Press Annual, edited by Kate De Goldi and Susan Paris, is a virtual bag of tricks — you can open the pages and discover, seemingly endlessly, one surprising delight after another.
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Depicts two policemen, one circa 1893, kicking a suffragette holding a 'Votes for women' banner; the other in 1987, kicking Ann Hercus.

Just another out-of-touch politician?

By Denise Roughan
31 July 2015
Describing political cartoons shows it’s tough at the top.
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Annotations from the front cover of James Cowan's copy of a 'A Little History of New Zealand' by E M Bourke..

A little history of James Cowan

By Ariana Tikao
29 June 2015
Going deep with the new collection of Cowan family papers.
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Grey leaf.

One panel or sixteen

By Melinda Johnston
16 June 2015
A look into the future of digital cartoons with Toby Morris.
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The word 'Brockie' in red text on a yellow background.

A memoir in words, cartoons and sketches

By Ian F. Grant
3 March 2015
We’ve launched Brockie, the New Zealand Cartoon Archive’s latest publication.
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A woman wields a whip of womens' votes against immoral men who tumble at her feet

Pretty pictures of prominent politicians

By Corrina Gordon
13 October 2014
Using cartoons as historical evidence of the public voice during elections.
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Shows an illustration of a cat sitting on a fence.

Drawing New Zealand Life

By Valerie Love
2 July 2013
Preserving political cartoons at the Turnbull Library.
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Cartoon by Cory Mathis, showing Prime Minister Key using the Sky City Tower as a slot machine.

Taking up the pen

By Melinda Johnston
7 June 2013
A glimpse into the future of cartooning with the winners of the inaugural Young Cartoonist Award.
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A cartoon of a small man standing on the palm of a hand.

Some closing cartoons

By Pauline Hannah
17 December 2012
As she leaves the Library, our Research Librarian for Cartoons picks out a special selection.
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Black and white illustration of a man wearing a hat and holding a piece of paper.

A waif with no resting place

By Ian F. Grant
16 November 2012
Ian Grant reflects on building a home for a neglected artform.
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