Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991 :"Ah - `Saint' Peter, I presume?". An American visitor to the "Mountpark" said that the disputed hatches would be lifted by some "Heavenly power". [1948].

Date
1948
By
Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)
Reference
C-132-864
Description

Shows the Prime Minister Peter Fraser, standing as Saint Peter with his keys at the Gates of Heaven. He is approached by the "Mountpark" Tribunal, led by the Judge who offers his hand to Fraser. The Gates have labels on them reading, "Mountpark Deadlock" "Now open". This refers to an incident during the 1948 dispute on board the ship "Mountpark" in Auckland Harbour.

Fraser was originally shown standing in a nightdress, but, out of respect for the figure of the Prime Minister, this was overlaid with a jacket, tie and trousers.

Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).

Physical Description: Ink drawing, mounted on board 403 x 560 mm.

Additional description

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Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991 :[Twenty-eight (28) original cartoons, 1940s and 1950s].
Format
1 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Caricatures, Ink drawing, mounted on board 403 x 560 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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