Outer space - Caricatures and cartoons

Date: 1970 - 1979

From: Heath, Eric Walmsley 1923- :[27 boxes of cartoons drawn for the "Dominion", 1970-1980s?].

By: Heath, Eric Walmsley, 1923-; Dominion (Newspaper)

Reference: C-132-048/068

Description: Includes cartoons on Russian mooncraft, breeding of grass-grubs, American colonisation of the moon as a golf-course, photographs of the earth from space, the search for life on Mars, man's landing on the moon, revolutionary new satellite communication system, Skylabs crashing back on Earth. Inscriptions: Recto - Signed, but almost all undated, by artist. Arrangement: Arranged chronologically, according to the dates of "Dominion" clippings in Heath's albums (at E-521/547-q). Those not found in the albums have been given estimated dates. Quantity: 22 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, sizes approximately 510 x 595 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996. Processing information: Item at C-132-050-1 was added later, and therefore given the -1 numbering. The group contains 22 drawings

Date: 2013

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

By: Waikato Times (Newspaper)

Reference: DCDL-0026943

Description: Under the caption 'NASA intends to plant a garden on the moon...News' is a stall from the 'NASA Farmers' Market', offering such products as 'Lunar Lettuce', Moon Mushrooms' and 'Space Spinach'. The stall holder tells a possible customer that they are 'fresh in today - and the flavour is just out of this world'. On 5 December 2013 NASA announced plans to plant seeds on the moon in 2015 as a test to see if the moon can sustain human life. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).