"Kennedy's Bill" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.21.2
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
January 30, 1959
Gifter
Bil Canfield
Artist
Bil Canfield
(Cartoonist for the Newark Evening News, American, 1920 - 2020)
Medium
Ink, ink wash, on paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 1/4 in x W 14 7/8 in (38.7 cm x 37.8 cm)
Physical DescriptionCartoon drawing of a shadowy menacing figure, "Labor Racketeering" is frightening a small boy in kneepants, "Kennedy's Bill". Coming to his rescue is a large, muscular determined looking man, "Eisenhower's Program", being led by an angry-looking "Ike".
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy. It was held by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Archives until it was transferred to the Museum Collection in 2024.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesJohn F. Kennedy Senatorial Collection (National Archives Identifier 1677120)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - FullyUse Restriction Note© Bil Canfield, Newark Evening News.
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