IMAGE
Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991:The fair cop. 1946-1956
- Date
- 1946 - 1956
- By
- Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991
- Reference
- B-184-058
- Description
A very attractive female police officer pulls on her gloves as she prepares to mount her motor-bike. A gleeful man gets back into his car which has been pulled over by the police officer and tells his passenger 'Sure, she gave me a ticket - and her phone number!' Context - The appointment of the first female traffic officers in New Zealand. The words 'A fair cop' are a wordplay on 'cop' as in police officer and 'cop' as in to catch
Below the cartoon is the title in pencil 'A fair cop' and the words '3 col Late News Today'.
Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink and pencil on paper 365 x 560 mm
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- Format
- 1 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Ink and pencil on paper 365 x 560 mm
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