cartoon / His Master's Voice, 1920
cartoon / His Master's Voice, 1920
cartoon / His Master's Voice, 1920
His Master's Voice, 1920
Postcard cartoon; sketch or drawing appropriating the His Master's Voice symbol as propaganda. With the head of David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister, emerging from a gramophone, the dog wearing a cap with N.U.R. 'Handle munitions to kill Irishmen? Of course you must'. Original artwork modified by hand with the following changes; Lloyd George wearing a hat, next to his head is a notice with the words 'England's debt to America $4,500,000,000'. The dog's head is replaced with the head of a male with his at blowing off above, the dog is standing on a drawn outline of Ireland, the word scoot wrtiien next to the dog, on the dog is written 'Battered and Bruised in Flanders', underneath all is written ' Uncle Sam Guess the Eagle will scare this old bonelicker'.
Artwork by Art Kavanagh, 1920. Signed in corner (with acknowledgements).;
His Master's Voice, 1920
Object Number:
HE:EWL.227.113
Institution:
NMI
Date:
1916
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Place of production:
Ireland
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