Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
And getting rougher |
Creator |
White, George, 1901-1964 |
Date |
1956 |
Signed Name |
Geo White |
Finding number |
CGA.AC.W17.294 |
Start Date |
1956 |
End date |
1956 |
Genre |
Editorial cartoon |
Subject |
Algeria Arab-Israeli conflict Cyprus Egypt Imperialism Suez Canal (Egypt) |
Related people |
Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959 |
Shown |
boat man sitting sharks suitcase waves |
Published in |
Tampa Tribune |
Medium |
Conte crayon/Ink/Coquille board |
Width (cm) |
28.000 |
Height (cm) |
29.800 |
Language |
English |
Collection |
The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum |
Description |
Summary: US Secretary of State Dulles sits in a boat in rough Mediterranean water. Sharks swim underneath him. Undated but marked for "Saturday" in bottom left; The international crises written on the sharks were multi-year events that all occurred c. 1956: the Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959), the Suez Crisis (1956, part of the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict), and the Algerian War for independence (1954-1962). |
Credit line |
The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum |
Accession number |
CGA.2019.017 |
Version |
original art |