IMAGE
Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :International goodwill. 1972
- Date
- 1972
- Reference
- A-349-041
- Description
Shows a hand holding the Olympic torch, radiating light on the five rings, the symbol of the continents involved in the Games. Two phrases are quoted as part of the image: 'The Games must go on', by Avery Brundage, and '...but if once we lose this light, 'tis with us perpetual night', by Ben Jonson
This cartoon refers to the 'Munich Massacre' which took place on 5 September 1972, and which left a total of 17 people dead, including 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, five members of the Palestinian Black September group, and one West German police officer. The president of the International Olympic Committee, Avery Brundage, insisted that the Games continue. The Ben Jonson (1572-1637) quote comes from 'Volpone', one of the writer's greatest works, first produced in 1605
Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - Nevile Lodge 72 [in whiteout]
Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Black ink, letratone and whiteout, 260 x 320 mm, on sheet 315 x 390 mm
- Use/Reproduction
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- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Various cartoonists :Ten cartoons by Nevile Lodge and one by Eric Heath on the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
- Format
- 1 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Black ink, letratone and whiteout, 260 x 320 mm, on sheet 315 x 390 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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