Cartoon

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Type: Cartoons
Date: 2004
Place: Afghanistan
Materials: Cardboard, Ink
Collection: Alan Moir collection no. 3
Accession number: 2004.0059.0062

Description

Political cartoon with "Moir" signature written in the bottom right corner of the drawing. Hand drawn in black ink and pencil on cardboard. The cartoon, with caption depicts George W Bush and John Howard at a press conference, broken into 4 scenes, the first features Bush and Howard being asked "AFGHANISTAN?". The following 2 scenes show Bush and Howard look confused. The final scene shows Bush asking "HOW DO YOU / SPELL THAT?". On the reverse, the artist has written: "62 / FEB 2004 / COALITION SEEM TO HAVE FORGOTTEN / THE MESS IN AFGHANISTAN".

About the collection

The collection consists of 84 original editorial cartoons drawn by Alan Moir. Two of the cartoons were published in the Bulletin 1974-75 and 82 were published in the Sydney Morning Herald between 1986-2004. This collection provides cross section of work from 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 1974-75 to 2001-2004. 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 election of Mark Latham as leader of the Labor Party and the second Gulf War.

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