IMAGE
Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923-:[Wheel shattering road to the Mexican Olympics] The Dominion, 1968.
- Date
- 1968
- By
- Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-; Dominion (Newspaper)
- Reference
- B-157-005
- Description
The five rings of the Olympics make the tracks of a tractor labelled 'International Olympic Committee' which an unhappy man is driving in the direction sign-posted 'Mexico'. The rings are being shattered by rocks labelled 'Arab countries', "Afro-Asian countries', 'South Africa' and 'Pakistan'. International events were jeopardising the staging of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
Exhibited in 'Fun & Games - New Zealand Cartoon Perspectives on the Olympics 1952-2000 (Exhibition)'
Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Black ink, whiteout and black crayon 406 x 509 mm
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- Part of
- Various artists:Cartoons on the 1956, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games, the 1958 British Empire Games and the 1974 Commonwealth Games (Christchurch).
- Format
- 1 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Black ink, whiteout and black crayon 406 x 509 mm
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Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-. Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923-:[Wheel shattering road to the Mexican Olympics] The Dominion, 1968.. Various artists:Cartoons on the 1956, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games, the 1958 British Empire Games and the 1974 Commonwealth Games (Christchurch).. Ref: B-157-005. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22323783More information can be found in our terms of use.