Fairy tales

Date: 1933

From: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976]

By: J C Williamson (Firm); Wright & Jaques Ltd

Reference: Eph-B-CABOT-Pantomime-1933-01

Description: Programme for a pantomime has covers with illustrations of Cinderllla and her fairy godmother. Inside is a list of scenes, and of cast members: Josie Melville as Cinderella, Syd Beck as The Dame, Miriam Lester, Dorothy Dewar, Maurice Diamond, Billy Maloney, Murray & Walton, Cliff O'Keefe, Fred Webber, Maurice Barling, Maida Jones, Lily Molloy, Sara Stackpole, Sam Stern. With The Five Astounding Cleveres, and The New Big Four. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print on pamphlet folded to 255 x 197 mm.

Date: 1990 - 1997

By: Broadsheet (Auckland, N.Z.); Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Nisbet, Alastair, 1958-; Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951-; Alston, Sharon Kathleen, 1948-1995; Lowry, Vanya, 1943-; Preston, Gaylene Mary, 1947-; Courtney, Helen Kathleen, 1952-2020; McLeod, Rosemary Margaret, 1949-

Reference: H-707-001/034

Description: Variety of cartoons commenting on the political and social issues of the time from a feminist perspective. Sexual harassment in the work place; a time-line across history of the political, religious and sexual treatment of women; man gets blown-up into a balloon; running the home like a business; women are the stronger sex?; woman fights an armoured knight on a horse; Michelangelo sculpts a naked man with an exaggerated penis; Women's Liberation; persecution against homosexuals likened to that perpetrated by the Nazi regime and the medieval church; Lesbian Nation; media interviewer, Brian Edwards leads a TV programme on the Women's Movement; Muldoon drinks a glass of wine bottled to commemorate Women's Suffrage Day, Sept. 19; while the men discuss world revolution, a woman pour them tea; the double violation of rape victims by their attacker and then by the justice system; the female anatomy exposed to a room full of male doctors; church women protest against feminism challenging the family and traditional roles of women; justice for some, but not for women; the feminist backlash; pay equity; perhaps god is a man after all - three wishes; May I have my rights, please? apologetic feminism; justice not weighted equally for all; issues around sexual reproduction and the Royal Commission Report; women unite to resist the intrusion of the SIS (Special Intelligence Service); Muldoon's legacy to New Zealand women; sex roles reversed in the shearing shed; abortions; National Party tramples on New Zealand women; position of women in Iran; genital mutilation; the 1979 budget - what's in it for women; SPUC anti-abortion rally likened to a Ku Klux Klan rally with hoods and burning torches; the marriage trap; psychology and the oppression of women. Quantity: 34 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies in various sizes

Date: 1936 - 1937

By: Bensemann, Leo Vernon, 1912-1986

Reference: C-156-005

Description: Shows a dwarf and a prince with a sword, both in medieval dress, facing a bare tree in a forest. The tree appears to speak to the pair through a grotesque mask at its apex, and its lower branch proffer a treasure box. This is an original drawing for Bensemann's book "Fantastica", published in 1937. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on sheet 567 x 390 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2003. Provenance is directly through family members.

Date: 2004

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-740-001/012

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 12 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 horizontal photocopies

Date: 1990 - 1997

By: Broadsheet (Auckland, N.Z.); Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Nisbet, Alastair, 1958-; Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951-; Alston, Sharon Kathleen, 1948-1995; Walker, Susan, active 1990s; Fowlie, Karen, 1990s; Quillin, Viv, active 1980s-1990s; Chanwai-Earle, Lynda, 1965-; Seule, Juliet, active 1990s; Sorzano, Rigel, active 1990s; Rhonda, active 1990s; Chadwick, Rona, active 1990s; Hollander, Nicole, active 1990s; Fleming, Jacky, active 1990s; Horacek, active 1990s; Jackson, Cath, active 1990s; Vania, Rustam, active 1990s; Peterson, Nancy, active 1980-1990s; Lowry, Vanya, 1943-

Reference: H-709-001/033

Description: Variety of cartoons commenting on the political and social issues of the time from a feminist perspective. National Women's Cervical Cancer inquiry, the value of women's experience in the work field when dealing with employers who are predominantly worried about a woman's period being heavy; questioning the relevance of Aids education information for lesbians; family discussion about orgasms; sexual harassment in the work place and the Employment Contracts Act; what are the options for a home-maker if her husband leaves her for another woman; ACC claims; men, women and housework; the stress of being too busy with activities and commitments; verbal abuse; siblings argue about being lesbian; 1993 - what women have to celebrate in Suffrage Year with Jenny Shipley and Ruth Richardson at the political helm; women can vote but thewy still remain disadvantaged in many areas; growing older; women respond to the Bobbitt Case (where a women cut off her partners penis); how lesbians can often feel inadequate when reading lesbian erotica books; being an independent, aggressive, adventurous girl doesn't win you many friends; men express themselves as women did in the 70's, but they're still slow to share their goodies with women; feminist collectives; never give up; 12 week campaign for maternity leave; seeking to silence her biological clock; pay equity; women and girls' self defence; beauty contests; the tree of life is a woman; wife slavery; a spell of warts for rich people; Women's Liberation targets your mother, sister and girl friend; Maori Women's Welfare League Conference poster, 1982; women lifting wieghts; dealing to a wolf whistler. Quantity: 33 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies in various sizes

Date: 2004

By: Tremain, Garrick, 1941-; Otago daily times (Newspaper)

Reference: H-738-026/045

Description: Cartoons on New Zealand and international political and social issues. Quantity: 20 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: A4 horizontal photocopies

Date: 1943 - 1944

From: Allen, John Gerald, 1916-1997 :[Eight original cartoons from the Pacific campaign, 1943-1944.]

Reference: A-352-044

Description: A man wearing a tartan tam-o-shanter lies in bed with his large feet poking out at the end. A second man dressed as Little Red Riding hood in a dress and red cloak comes into the room and is most surprised to see the size of 'Grandma's' feet. She says 'What big feet you have Grandma!'. The cartoon appears to be poking fun at some aspect of army life. The faces are clearly caricatures of real people but we do not know who they are. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on thin card, 170 x 255 mm

Date: 1991

By: National Library of New Zealand

Reference: Eph-D-NATIONAL-LIBRARY-1991-02

Description: Shows an illustration from "Goldilocks and the three bears" and "Joseph's boat" by Caroline MacDonald and Chris Gaskin. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Photolithograph, on poster 595 x 420 mm.

Date: 1986 - 1990

By: Austin, David, active 1980-2006

Reference: Eph-C-DRAMA-Corner

Description: Includes fliers / posters for: "Goldi-locks and the three bears", written by David Austin and Charlie Brown and Nick Ward. Directed by Rodney Bane; choreographer Cherie Hardie-Rippon. Newtown Cultural and Community Centre, 19-26 November 1988. Pantomime - "Robinson Crusoe - his early years", [by David Austin. Directed by Thursa Kennedy]. Newtown Community Centre, 22-30 November [1986?]. "Sinbad", written by David Austin; directed by Ann Elliot Smith. Newtown Community & Cultural centre, 8-15 December 1990. Quantity: 3 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photocopies, sizes varying up to 420 x 297 mm. Provenance: Donated by David Austin, Wellington, in 2006. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - - Other material of the same provenance is at Manuscripts 2006-232, and PAColl-9110..

Date: 2002

By: Wellington Performing Arts Centre

Reference: Eph-C-OPERA-2002-01

Description: Shows an illustration of fairy tale characters: giant, king, price and princess, and a castle. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Laser print on poster 422 x 300 mm.

Date: 1989

By: White, Cecil John, 1900-1986; Finey, George Edmond, 1895-1987; Bromhead, Peter, 1933-; Low, David Alexander Cecil (Sir), 1891-1963; Ball, Murray Hone, 1939-2017; Moir, Alan, 1947-; Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; New Zealand. Ministry of External Relations and Trade; Grant, Ian Fraser, 1940-; Brockie, Robert Ellison (Dr), 1932-; Glover, Thomas Ellis, 1891?-1938

Reference: A-370-001/049

Description: Forty nine cartoons by Unk White, George Finey, Peter Bromhead, David Low, Murray Ball, Alan Moir, Tom Scott, Tom Glover and Bob Brockie for the Drawing the Line exhibition for the Ministry of External Relations and Trade, 1989. 'Drawing the Line: Cartoons across the Tasman' was an exhibition of cartoons by New Zealand cartoonists about Australian issues and the relationship between New Zealand and Australia, curated by Ian F. Grant for the New Zealand Ministry of External Relations and Trade. The exhibition toured Australian cities in 1989. Quantity: 49 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: 49 laser prints on card, sizes vary.

Date: 1993

From: Tremain, Garrick fl 1990s :Otago Daily Times cartoons. 7 December 1992 - 30 January 1993

Reference: H-135-018

Description: Shows a grandmother reading a bedtime story to her granddaughter about a prince and princess who lived happily ever after. The child tells her grandmother, not to be so silly. Refers to the separation of the Prince and Princess of Wales Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

Date: 1936 - 1937

By: Bensemann, Leo Vernon, 1912-1986

Reference: C-156-008

Description: Shows a Japanese man and woman meeting on a hillside among trees. The woman has no features on her face, and the man cowers from her. This is an original drawing for Bensemann's book "Fantastica", published in 1937. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing 514 x 344 mm, on sheet 570 x 394 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2003. Provenance is directly through family members.

Date: 1958

From: Mayne, William Thomas, 1910-1988 :490 original cartoons published in the Christchurch Star Sun and the Christchurch Star Sun Sports between 1954 and 1962.

Reference: A-386-174

Description: Shows England portrayed as a giant wearing a cricket-themed crown. The giant is lying at the top of a beanstalk, like in the story Jack and the Beanstalk. A bag of cricket balls representing different English counties has spilled onto the ground below the beanstalk. Refers to a tour of England by the New Zealand cricket team in 1958, during which New Zealand lost four out of five test matches Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and white corrector on card, 280 x 255 mm

Date: 8 November 1974

From: Skinner, Thomas Edward (Sir), 1909-1991: Cartoons collected by Sir Thomas Skinner

By: New Zealand herald (Newspaper)

Reference: C-179-100

Description: Bill Andersen sits in a chair reading from a book "Bill Andersen's fairy tales". Skinner is shown as a cat at his feet. Three politicians are shown as children listening to the story. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and letratone on paper, 385 x 485 mm

Date: 21 December 2009

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011

Reference: A-453-182

Description: Shows Prime Minister John Key sitting beside a open fire reading H.C. Andersen's last fairy tale (The Copenhagen Summit). Refers to the Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen. Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - MONDAY CARTOON 2112A?CARTOON To MediaGrid & GNZHARTPIX [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).

Date: 19 August 2005

From: Body, Guy Keverne, 1967-:Original cartoons. 1986-2011

Reference: A-453-282

Description: Shows Helen Clark as witch in a house of gingerbread and candy cake telling two approaching children that she doesn't want them but their parents. In the distance is Don Brash trying to entice anyone to his house of liver and spinach. Refers to the family support offered by the Labour Party during the 2005 general election. Inscriptions: Recto - centre right - MONDAY leader page cartoon 22 CARTOON Pls scan and send to Pix on hand (Production Pix) [in pencil] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink and felt-tip pen on paper, 230 x 340 mm

Date: 1936 - 1937

By: Bensemann, Leo Vernon, 1912-1986

Reference: B-163-001

Description: Shows a half-length portrait drawing of a man in medieval dressuding a fur-trimmed jerkin, his right hand placed on his chest, and his left hand holding a flower. Behind him is a stand of bare trees. This is an original drawing for Bensemann's book "Fantastica", published in 1937. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, on sheet 377 x 335 mm. Provenance: Purchased in 2003. Provenance is directly through family members.

Date: 1936-1937

From: Bensemann, Leo Vernon, 1912-1986 : Twelve boxes of wood blocks and prints. 1930-1950s

Reference: Series-7030

Description: Printing blocks include: 1. Frontispiece (106 x 65 mm) 2. Mask (Dragon; 195 x 90 mm) 3. Dr Faustus "All things that move ..." (192 x 137 mm) 4. Till Eulenspiegel (193 x 117 mm) 5. Dr Faustus (192 x 112 mm) 6. Dr Faustus; a roaring piece of work (194 x 147 mm) 7. Arabian nights (193 x 147 mm) Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 7 object(s) printing blocks. Physical Description: Block prints and lead mounted on wooden blocks, sizes varying Processing information: Library reference changed 21 December 2022 as part of the curios and objects survey. Previous reference: Curios-035-005.

Date: 1974

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-134-601

Description: This cartoon features FOL head Tom Skinner putting Troublesome Unionists to bed. He is making shadows with his hands and is telling them if they don't behave the big bad wolf (whose shadow looks like Opposition Leader Muldoon) will get them next election Other Titles - The Troublemakers Extended Title - 'The alternatives to this Government are too monstrous to think of'. Mr. Skinner speaking on undisciplined unionists Inscriptions: Pencil dated lower right hand corner 24/7 Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 290 x 394 mm