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Hodgson, Trace, 1958-:[6 original cartoons by Trace Hodgson, donated by Sunny Tan]
- By
- Tan, Sunny, active 2011
- Reference
- B-184-066/070
- Description
6 original cartoons on various topics mainly from the 1980s
Quantity: 6 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink drawings, sizes vary
Transfers: Items were transferred from Cartoon Archive to Photographic Archive. Of those items, some were transferred to Ephemera.
Processing information: DPP collection includes 5 works in B-184-066 to -070 and one in C-164-048
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 6 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, sizes vary
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Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :[David Lange blows a trumpet] 1984-1989
Date: 1984 - 1989
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-:[6 original cartoons by Trace Hodgson, donated by Sunny Tan]
Reference: B-184-066
Description: Shows a naked Prime Minister David Lange blowing a trumpet (his own trumpet?). Minister of Trade and Industry David Caygill rushes up behind him with a pair of spotted underpants. Context unknown. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and yellow felt-tip on paper, 405 x 485mm Provenance: Donation: Mr Sunny Tan, Wellington, 2011
Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :I'm right behind you, Jim! 6 November 1996?
Date: 1996
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-:[6 original cartoons by Trace Hodgson, donated by Sunny Tan]
By: Listener (Periodical)
Reference: B-184-069
Description: The cartoon which is in an oval frame shows Prime Minister Jim Bolger grimacing in agony as Winston Peters gets behind him 'I'm right behind you, Jim!' in a rugby scrum and grabs him where it hurts. Context - Probably association with New Zealand's holding its first MMP elections in 1996. New Zealand First, led by Winston Peters, ended up holding the balance of power. In December of 1996 a coalition was formed between National and New Zealand First. The year is uncertain - probably 1996 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and felt-tip on paper, 385 x 565mm Provenance: Donation: Mr Sunny Tan, Wellington, 2011
Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :The dawn of recovery. 23 September 1988?
Date: 1987 - 1989
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-:[6 original cartoons by Trace Hodgson, donated by Sunny Tan]
By: Listener (Periodical)
Reference: B-184-067
Description: On the summit of a small mountain a group of businessmen delight ('isn't it beautiful') in the 'Dawn of recovery' as they watch a golden '$' symbol rise above the horizon. In a huge trench at the base of the mountain ordinary citizens remain in the dark. Context - The beginnings of recovery for some of the wealthy after the 1987 sharemarket crash that caused many people to lose savings. At bottom of cartoon in pencil is the text 'Listener Sept 23, page 9, reduce to 187 mm x 132 mm, colour, no border'. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and yellow felt-tip on paper, 410 x 530mm Provenance: Donation: Mr Sunny Tan, Wellington, 2011
Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :[Outraged piggy bank] 15 July 1980s or 1990s
Date: 1985 - 1995
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-:[6 original cartoons by Trace Hodgson, donated by Sunny Tan]
By: Listener (Periodical)
Reference: B-184-068
Description: A policeman has unscrewed the tail area of a piggy bank and plunged his arm inside. The pig shrieks in outrage and its policeman's cap leaps off its head. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and felt-tip on paper, 450 x 580mm Provenance: Donation: Mr Sunny Tan, Wellington, 2011
Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :I feel an urge to say something really profound and meaningful.....
Date: 1984 - 1987
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-:[6 original cartoons by Trace Hodgson, donated by Sunny Tan]
Reference: B-184-070
Description: Prime Minister David Lange and Finance Minister Roger Douglas both wear swimming shorts and sit on a beach in deckchairs sipping long drinks. David Lange says 'I feel an urge to say something really profound and meaningful, but I can't think of a damned thing' and Roger Douglas says 'Me neither'. Context unknown but this would probably have been during the Rogernomics years 1984 to 1987. Date is unknown Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and felt-tip on paper, 565 x 395mm Provenance: Donation: Mr Sunny Tan, Wellington, 2011
Hodgson, Trace, 1958- :The adventures of Phil Goff - boy wonder!! 4 October 1986
Date: 1986
From: Hodgson, Trace, 1958-:[6 original cartoons by Trace Hodgson, donated by Sunny Tan]
By: Listener (Periodical)
Reference: C-164-048
Description: The cartoon is in the form of a comic strip in six frames. In the first frame someone smells smoke; in the second frame Phil Goff appears as Superman and says 'Holysmoke!? Some fiend has polluted the petrol of Godzone with neuro-toxin....?! and in the third frame he continues 'and its turning the children of the city into raving maniacs....!?!' In the fourth frame 'Later in the day at the energy office... a man (Bob Tizard) says 'Stay out of this, Boy Wonder! This is my turf!' In the fifth frame Phil Goff says 'Aha!... That's where you're wrong, Minister!... and in the sixth frame he adds 'I just happen to be... Protector of the Environment!! Tizard says 'Smarmy little brat!' Context - Phil Goff was Minister for the Environment from February 1986 to August 1987 while Bob Tizard was Minister of Energy. Something to do with lead in petrol? Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Black ink and letratone on paper, 460 x 640mm Provenance: Donation: Mr Sunny Tan, Wellington, 2011