Holy Mercury!!
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- Type
- Cartoons
- Materials
- Ink, Paper
- Collection
- Alan Moir collection no. 2
- Accession number
- 2003.0034.0218
Description
Political cartoon in the Little Caesar series, with "ALAN MOIR" written in the top left hand corner under the title scroll. Hand drawn in black ink and shaded in sections, drawn on cardboard. Below the scroll is the words "HOLY/ MERCURY!". The cartoon is broken up into four scenes and depicts a character pointing up to the sky. He claims "IT'S A", "WEAPON OF", "MASS DESTRUC..". In the final scene a large Kim Beazley falls out of the sky wearing a belt and falls directly on the character who was pointing up at the sky. Artist's notes on the reverse read: "26.04.03".
About the collection
The collection consists of 220 original editorial cartoons drawn by Alan Moir and published in the Sydney Morning Herald from 1986-2003. 58 of the cartoons are from Moir's popular series entitled "Little Caesar" which is published in the Saturday edition of the paper. This collection provides an overview of the work of one of Australia's leading political cartoonists, Alan Moir. Moir is the editorial cartoonist for the Sydney Morning Herald and has also worked for The Bulletin and Courier Mail. The collection documents the twists and turns of Federal politics from 1986 to 2003. The prime ministerships of Hawke, Keating and Howard all reviewed through Moir's satirical gaze. Major issues covered include the economy, international relations, the introduction of the GST, corporate collapses, the Bali bombing and the second Gulf War.
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 5:52:33 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-02-17. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.