IMAGE
Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :Great Earth! ... What in the heavens next? [1950s-1960s]
- Date
- 1950 - 1969
- Reference
- A-387-217
- Description
Shows Soviet Union leader Nikita Khrushchev standing on top of the earth, pointing towards the moon. The moon has a worried expression on its face and is clutching a calendar reading 'Nov 7'. The moon is saying, 'Me?' Near Khrushchev's feet, people are boarding a spaceship. The words 'Bow wow' are written next to a satellite, possibly referring to the dog Laika, the first animal to orbit the earth. Question marks and hammer and sickle symbols are also orbitting the earth
Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink, blue coloured pencil and white corrector on card, 255 x 280 mm
- Use/Reproduction
- Please check copyright.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Part of
- Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.
- Format
- 1 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink, blue coloured pencil and white corrector on card, 255 x 280 mm, Orientation: Horizontal image
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