Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923- :[Cartoons for the "Dominion" concerning New Zealand's relations with other countries, its trade and foreign affairs. 1986-1992].

Date
1986 - 1992
By
Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-
Reference
B-144-604/635
Description

Includes cartoons about: David Lange proposes better relations with Australia; the French torture the New Zealand kiwi; concorde pilot asked to ship live sheep; wealthy American businessmen try a deal with desperate Hawkes Bay farmers; the French ask David Lange to release the Rainbow Warrior saboteurs; Australians upset by New Zealand's winning a carpetting contract in Canberra; Lange savaged during attempts to trade butter with the EEC "club"; USA President Ronald Reagan takes Australian PM Bob Hawke away from "this nasty area" of New Zealand; USA gets tough with New Zealand; New Zealand's trade threatened by split with ANZUS; troubled trade relations with Libya,Iran, EEC, USA; Fijian Indians want to migrate to New Zealand; Australia threatens trade cuts for non-participation in ANZUS; Kiwifruit for the Ayatollah (Khomeini of Iran); Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen loses popularity; Kiwi expatriates laze in the Queensland sun drinking beer; the snake of CER (Australian Closer Economic Relations); David Lange asks Bob Hawke for the boat "Akarana" back; new "Asian" city for Helensville; MP Marshall to consider tougher measures with China if necessary; no political asylum in New Zealand for Fiji Indian; huge power plant for North Island planned using Australian coal; French MP Michel Rocard promises to try and help New Zealand trade in the EEC; Chinese immigrants arrive; 100,000 live sheep leave for the Persian Gulf countries; Jim Bolger goes to Baghdad with a feather in his cap; Foreign Affairs Minister Don McKinnon is keen on new links with the USA; US President George Bush allocates Jim Bolger two minutes' conversation in the men's toilets; Jim Bolger visites British PM John Major; Bill Birch announces that migrants are essential; Jim Bolger and Don McKinnon are successful in getting New Zealand a place on the UN Security Council; US President Bill Clinton likes New Zealand green-lipped mussels.

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: 32 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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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].
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32 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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Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923- :Kiwifruit in the doldrums while Bill Clinton falls for our...

Date: 1992

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-144-635

Description: Shows three glamorous female mussels (export orders) walking towards the White House, while three unhappy male kiwifruit head back to New Zealand. Refers to the slump in the export market for kiwifruit and to Bill Clinton's reported fondness for green-lipped mussels. According to the stamp on the back, this image was published in the Evening Post for 16 December 1992. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Signed]; Verso - top right - (Stamp): 16 DEC 1992 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing 250 x 330 mm, on sheet 280 x 450 mm.

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