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Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning Auckland issues. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].
- Date
- 1976 - 1979
- By
- Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)
- Reference
- A-334-051/078
- Description
Cartoons and caricatures concerning the Round the Bays run, the Auckland population, Auckland airport, ratepayers, Sir Dove-Myer Robinson, Auckland local body and regional politics.
Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection
Quantity: 28 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink on card, various sizes.
Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Photocopies in public folders.
- Use/Reproduction
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- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 28 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Ink on card, various sizes.
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UnknownBromhead, Peter, 1933- :[Snow on Mt Eden]. Auckland star, 21 June 1976.
Date: 1976
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning Auckland issues. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].
Reference: A-334-054
Description: Shows a man in woollen hat driving up Mt Eden, Auckland, with skis on top of his car. There is low cloud and snow (?) falling. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 186 x 251 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.
Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :ARA Transport. Auckland star, 10 March 1979.
Date: 1979
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning Auckland issues. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].
Reference: A-334-069
Description: In eight frames, an Auckland Regional Authority transport committee meets to make suggestions for the transport problems facing Auckland. 'What we need Mr Chairman is revolutionary thinking.' They proceed to describe the old system of trams and ferries - 'Perhaps something running on rails, with wooden seats, powered by electricity, that go clang! clang!, connecting with a network of coal-burning ferries to the Shore.' The last frame shows the city at night with discussions still going on in the ARA building, 'By Jove, I think we're on to something.' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 193 x 270 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.
Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :At least we know one'll be along in 24 hours...which makes a ni...
Date: 1979
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning Auckland issues. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].
Reference: A-334-076
Description: A man leans against a bus stop with his hands in his pockets, and says to a woman, 'At least we know one'll be along in 24 hours' - a comment on public transport in Auckland. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 251 x 170 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.
Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[Suicide of] suburban rail, Auckland. Auckland star, 5 December...
Date: 1979
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning Auckland issues. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].
Reference: A-334-075
Description: A chair is knocked over on the floor; a man (Auckland) cries for help, as he grasps the dangling legs of another (suburban rail). Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 204 x 272 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.
Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Great god! This is an awful place. Auckland star, 1 November 1979.
Date: 1979
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning Auckland issues. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].
Reference: A-334-074
Description: Bromhead proposal for additional statue to complete Queen Elizabeth II Square ... opening today. The statue is of Captain Robert Scott, standing in his Antarctic gear holding a ski pole, and the quote on the base of the statue comes from his South Pole experience. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 209 x 268 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.
Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :World famous opera singers, tra-la. Auckland star, 14 March 1979.
Date: 1979
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning Auckland issues. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].
Reference: A-334-070
Description: An opera singer (?Kiri Te Kanawa) pushes a man labelled Auckland towards some bottomless dollar quicksands, where the arm of Sydney is seen going under. She says, 'Go on! Jump in! and I'll sing for you.' Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 184 x 250 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.
Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Round the bays. Auckland star, 20 March 1976.
Date: 1976
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning Auckland issues. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].
Reference: A-334-053
Description: A man in singlet and shorts stands on Tamaki Drive, Auckland, with the sea and Rangitoto Is. in the background. He holds a sign saying St Heliers, and is trying to hitch a lift in the Round the Bays fun run. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 188 x 244 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.
Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[Queen Street's grave]. Auckland star, 23 April 1979.
Date: 1979
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning Auckland issues. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].
Reference: A-334-072
Description: A man (Queen St) is being persuaded to get into a grave by another (planners), saying,'C'mon...in you hop!' The headstones either side of the open grave are Aotea Square and Queen Elizabeth Square, (the squares at opposite ends of Queen Street). Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 208 x 278 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.
Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[ARA and a corset for Auckland]. Auckland star, 23 November 1977.
Date: 1977
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning Auckland issues. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].
Reference: A-334-061
Description: A man in a suit and bow tie (ARA) with a tape measure round his neck, advances towards a large woman in her underwear (Auckland) with a corset. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 183 x 245 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.
Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :Auckland '79. Auckland star, 12 May 1979.
Date: 1979
From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning Auckland issues. Published in the Auckland star, 1976 - 1979].
Reference: A-334-073
Description: Shows a many-headed body (Auckland '79) groping, fumbling, stumbling and tripping, and all the heads are one-eyed indicating the nature of local body government in Auckland. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, Chinese white on card, 207 x 290 mm Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.