Olympic Games (22nd : 1980 : Moscow, Russia)

Date: 1976 - 1980

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-; Craig, George, 1914-1996

Reference: B-157-020/027

Description: Cartoons by Eric Heath on Olympic and Commonwealth Games subjects. Quantity: 8 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, various sizes. Provenance: The collection had been assembled for the Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association and bequeathed to the Library by Mr George Craig

Date: 1979 - 1980

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: A-359-326/342

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 17 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink on card, sizes vary. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1980

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-135-622

Description: Shows a group of sportsmen parading with the Olympic flag. The next scene shows a larger group of athletes who are walking past a television camera and giving the camerman the `fingers' (hand gesture). Refers to the Soviet T.V. camermen who avoided showing the Olympic games protests. Extended Title - Perhaps instead of opting to stay away - a full Olympic team could have provided a more telling protest gesture. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and white guache, 445 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 1980

From: Various cartoonists :Ten cartoons by Nevile Lodge and two by Eric Heath on the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Reference: A-349-073

Description: A scene showing a New Zealand Olympic Association member talking to an athlete and his coach. In one hand he holds a shovel; in the other, a notice saying 'National Assns. to find an extra $1200 per team member' Context: As early as January 1980 Robert Muldoon's government exerted pressure on the Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association to heed calls to boycott the Games. The Association initially delayed accepting the Soviet Union's invitation but by mid-April had named a full Olympic team of over 100. In response Cabinet voted that there would be no official government presence or Olympic brochure, and that public servants would not be granted special leave to attend. The latter had a significant impact on some athletes. Although they could still apply for annual leave, some were told they would lose their jobs if they attended the Olympics. Others were hauled in front of their department head or minister and advised of the government's position. There was also indirect pressure on athletes and their associations. Many associations feared losing future government funding or the withdrawal of sponsorship money. The public appeared to support the government's position and some responded with abuse and obscene phone calls to individual athletes. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Nevile Lodge 80 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, letratone and whiteout, 235 x 245 mm on sheet 305 x 325 mm

Date: 1980

From: Various cartoonists :Ten cartoons by Nevile Lodge and two by Eric Heath on the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Reference: A-349-070

Description: Three vignettes showing Olympic selectors being forced or bribed in different ways, to choose contenders for the Moscow Olympics Context: Probably suggests that, although a number of countries boycotted the 1980 Olympics, many athletes would still have been eager to paricipate after having trained for a substantial time Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Nevile Lodge 80 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, letratone and whiteout, 235 x 245 mm on sheet 320 x 320 mm

Date: 1980

From: Various cartoonists :Ten cartoons by Nevile Lodge and two by Eric Heath on the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Reference: A-349-077

Description: Shows a play on the 1980 Moscow Olympics logo, with the Russian bear being hit on the head by four signs reading 'Boycott'. Refers to the number of countries across the continents that refused to attend the Games that year, in protest of the 1979 Soviet war in Afghanistan Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Nevile Lodge 80 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and Chinese white, 245 x 330 mm (sight), pasted into card frame 360 x 435 mm

Date: 1980

From: Various cartoonists :Ten cartoons by Nevile Lodge and two by Eric Heath on the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Reference: A-349-075

Description: A scene showing four Russian Olympic judges at the 1980 Games javelin-throwing competition, as a javelin travels swiftly over their heads. Refers to the fact that many critics believe the reason behind the Soviet's success at the event was that everytime a Russian was about to throw, the officials would open the stadium's gates, allowing the javelin to be carried an extra few metres by the wind. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Nevile Lodge 80 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, letratone and whiteout, 235 x 245 mm on sheet 297 x 295 mm

Date: 1980

From: Various cartoonists :Ten cartoons by Nevile Lodge and two by Eric Heath on the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Reference: A-349-072

Description: A large military tank bearing the Olympic rings and the words 'Politics and sport' runs after two men, one an Englishman with a Union Jack bowler hat holding a flag reading 'Poms SA [South Africa] rugby tour'; the other a Soviet soldier holding a flag bearing a hammer and sickle and the country name Afghanistan Context: The cartoon represents two political controversies that plagued the sporting world in 1980: the British Lions rugby union team toured South Africa, in the face of opposition from the British Government and groups opposed to the Commonwealth's sporting contact with South Africa's apartheid regime; and following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979, the United States led a 61-nation boycott of the Moscow Summer Olympics Inscriptions: Recto - bottom left - Eric Heath Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, collage and bromide, 185 x 270 mm, on sheet 205 x 290 mm (sight), framed in card

Date: 1976 - 1980

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-; Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Craig, George, 1914-1996

Reference: B-157-028/043

Description: Eleven cartoons by Eric Heath and five by Nevile Lodge on the 1980 Olympic Games held in Moscow. Quantity: 16 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Various sizes. Provenance: The collection had been assembled for the Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association and bequeathed to the Library by Mr George Craig

Date: 1980

From: Various cartoonists :Ten cartoons by Nevile Lodge and two by Eric Heath on the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: A-349-068

Description: While an athlete is struggling to hold the Olympic torch aloft, an official is striking a match labelled 'NZ' against a matchbox with the Olympic symbol. The match is fizzing. Broken matches labelled 'Norway', 'Japan', 'Kenya', 'Pakistan', 'Canada', 'West Germany', 'USA' and 'China' lie scattered on the ground. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink 308 x 392 mm.

Date: 1980

From: Various cartoonists :Eleven cartoons by Eric Heath and five by Nevile Lodge on the 1980 Olympics held in Moscow.

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-157-028

Description: Four vignettes of a kangaroo (symbolising the Australian Olympic team) and a kiwi (symbolising the New Zealand Olympic team) discussing their decisions to participate in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. The national Olympics associations were under pressure not to send teams to the Games because of the invasion of Afghanistan by Soviet Russia. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, letratone and pencil 320 x 330 mm.

Date: 1980

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning New Zealand politics. Published in the Auckland Star, January - August 1980.]

Reference: A-330-007

Description: The cartoon shows a New Zealand athlete running in a relay about to receive a batton, which is a smoking gun repersenting Afghanistan, from a Russian soldier. Refers to public disapproval of New Zealand being represented at the games. A wide-spread American led boycott of the games, due to the Russian invasion of Afghanistan, was the dominant feature of the games and as a result only four New Zealand athletes took part. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 280 x 205 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1976 - 1990

By: Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Auckland star (Newspaper)

Reference: H-745-001/022

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international social and political issues. 004, 018 and 020 also published in 'Alternative Medicine', 1992. Quantity: 22 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: Bromides in varying sizes, some stuck on paper Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1980

From: Various cartoonists :Ten cartoons by Nevile Lodge and two by Eric Heath on the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Reference: A-349-067

Description: Four rowers sit in an eight-seater shell, with Dave Rodger in the cox's seat. The oars belonging to the empty seats read 'Swimming', 'Yachting', 'Hockey' and 'Equestrian' Rodger was selected for the coxless four to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow but did not go due to the boycott (New Zealand did not officially participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics as the government of that time supported the US-led boycott. Four New Zealand athletes competed as independents under the banner of the NZOCGA) Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Nevile Lodge 80 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink, letratone and whiteout, 180 x 320 mm on sheet 260 x 407 mm

Date: 1980

From: Various cartoonists :Ten cartoons by Nevile Lodge and two by Eric Heath on the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Reference: A-349-069

Description: Shows two vignettes, one representing athletes who have not gone to the 1980 Moscow Olympics, and one showing some of those who have. While the ones who have stayed home protest the unfairness of the boycott, those who have attended the Games and are doing badly in their events regret participating New Zealand did not officially participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics as the government of that time supported the US-led boycott. The cartoon seems to represent athletes on an international scale, however, not just New Zealand athletes Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Nevile Lodge 80 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and letratone, 235 x 244 mm on sheet 307 x 315 mm

Date: 1977-1980

From: New Zealand Olympic Committee: Records

Reference: 2014-103-174

Description: Correspondence file and general file relating to the Moscow games. Includes papers re fundraising, sponsorship and the issue of boycotting the Games Quantity: 1 box(es).

Date: 1980

From: New Zealand Olympic Committee: Records

Reference: 2014-103-173

Description: Papers relating to nominations and selection of team members, team lists and related matters and reports of New Zealand team officials Quantity: 1 box(es).

Date: 1984

From: Lynch, James Robert, 1947- :[Original cartoons drawn for the New Zealand Times and the Daily News. 1983-1986]

By: New Zealand times (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-188-001/017

Description: Original cartoons drawn for the New Zealand Times, 1 January to 4 November 1984 about political and social issues in New Zealand. Topics include: politicians, public servants, national debt, the 'Allen affair' (relating to Keith Allen the National Party politician who in August 1983 was allegedly attacked while walking at night), ANZUS policy, and Olympic Games boycott. Cartoon from 6 May 1984 withheld by cartoonist. Cartoon from 15 July 1984 held in Auckland Art Gallery. Quantity: 17 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, felt tip pen, letratone and collage on paper, sizes vary

Date: 1980

Reference: Eph-B-SPORT-1980-01

Description: Flyer shows the logo of the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, superimposed by a veto sign (a circle with a bar across it). The flyer is supportive of protest against the Soviet Union because of its war in Afghanistan. It refers back to the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin under Hitler. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Relief print, 330 x 215 mm.

Date: 1980

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning sport (excluding rugby). Published in the Auckland Star, 1977 - 1988].

Reference: A-333-108

Description: The cartoon shows a weightlifter representing the NZ Olympic team. He is struggling to lift a set of weights that have, instead of weights, question marks attatched. Refers to uncertainty over the New Zealand team to go to the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 280 x 295mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.