IMAGE
Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923- :[Cartoons for the "Dominion" concerning the law, police and crime. [1981-1982].
- Date
- 1981 - 1982
- By
- Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-
- Reference
- B-144-285/301
- Description
Includes cartoons about: Police urge calmness to hold-up victims; Armed robbers could be dangerous and nervous; Wellington police asked to investigate forged school bus passes; No longer safety in a crowd (of demonstrators bashed by police); robber collecting for the Muldoon Police Fund; Substantial increase in inmates' earnings; bad language at Wilding Park tennis tournament; Human rights matter - sex discrimination against man rejected from being a topless waitress; tighter control on SIS; Arrest for cannabis possession; theft of library books; stereotypes of librarians; closing down police stations to cut costs; police rob the Rural Bank; tolerance of all crimes except sex crimes; Police step up whitebait enquiries; bringing back the community policeman.
Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by artist.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically, according to the dates of "Dominion" clippings in Heath's albums (at E-521/547-q). Those for which no date could be found are arranged at around the estimated date.
Quantity: 17 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 420 x 500 mm.
Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s]. / Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[Cartoons on topics of defence, politics, social issues, whimsy, medical issues, pollution, conservationists, trade unions, space exploration, animals, police & crime, Television, farming, sport, war, and transport. 1970-1990s].
- Format
- 17 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Ink on paper, sizes approximately 420 x 500 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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