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Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923- :[Cartoons for the "Dominion" concerning New Zealand's relations with other countries, its trade and foreign affairs. 1983-1985].
- Date
- 1983 - 1985
- By
- Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-
- Reference
- B-144-586/603
- Description
Includes cartoons about: Giant sheep proposed for New Zealand; Rob Muldoon between the devil and the EEC (French as neutron bomb testers and as potential butter export markets); Deputy PM Duncan McIntyre makes no comment about the saga of the Russian research ship; New Zealand has to compete with Australia for kiwifruit exports; NZ butter dumped in the EEC; Australian redback spiders and CER (Closer Economic Relations); sheep forced to become a pavement artist to support New Zealand; Prime Minister Muldoon meets President Mitterand with NZ's butter problems behind his back; kiwifruit exports soar; New Zealand dairy exports to the USA threatened by break with ANZUS; barber hanged for using wide comb; Mike Moore going overboard with his lamb promotions; New Zealand and Australia having a beer trade war; sheep on the dole; alarmist Jim McLay believes the Chinese, Russians, Australians, and Eskimoes are coming; Russian submarine brings Soviet fishing crews into Wellington Harbour; cruelty on live transportation of sheep; lamb beheaded for services to New Zealand.
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.
Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by artist.
Quantity: 18 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 420 x 500 mm.
Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.
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- 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
- 18 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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UnknownHeath, Eric Walmsley, 1923- :Caught 'im with a wide one! The Dominion, 16 October, 1984.
Date: 1984
From: 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].
Reference: B-144-596
Description: A New Zealand sheep shearer is about to be lynched in the Australian outback. Exhibition caption reads - There has long been a tradition of sheep shearers moving back and forth across the Tasman, but the New Zealanders, with their hard work and more advanced techniques, provided unpopular competition in outback Australia. Exhibited in 'The Other Side of the Ditch' exhibition of cartoons on the New Zealand-Australian relationship curated by Ian F. Grant of the New Zealand Cartoon Archive and exhibited in the National Library Gallery from 28 November 2001 to 24 February 2002 to mark the centenary of Australian Federation. Also exhibited at X Space Gallery, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland in mid-March 2002 and at Old Parliament House, Canberra, Australia from 26 March 2003 to 29 June 2003. Published in 'The Other Side of the Ditch' by Ian F. Grant, published by the New Zealand Cartoon Archive in association with Tandem Press, 2001. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, image 386 x 522 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.
Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923- :... "For services to New Zealand". [A sheep is slaughtered...
Date: 1985
From: 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].
Reference: B-144-603
Description: Shows a sheep with its head on the block about to be slaughtered. The slaughterman wields a bloody sword over his right shoulder. The caption implies that the situation is akin to knighting; sheep have done much service to New Zealand. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, image 240 x 320 mm.
Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923- :I do think he's going overboard with his lamb promotions! ...
Date: 1984
From: 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].
Reference: B-144-597
Description: Shows a flocks of sheep and farmers outside the office door of Mike Moore, Minister of Trade & Industry. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, image 185 x 263 mm.