"The Busy Bees" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.78
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
September 1959
Artist
Eldon Pletcher
(Cartoonist for the The Sioux City Journal, American, died 2013)
Gifter
Eldon Pletcher
Medium
Pen and black ink over graphite on paper
DimensionsOverall H 13 1/2 in x W 17 in (34.3 cm x 43.2 cm)
Physical DescriptionCartoon drawing. Hovering above a bee hive, "1960 Hive" are four bees, "Symington". "Kennedy", "Humphrey" and "Johnson". In the background is the Capitol Dome with a sign, "Senate Democrats". Caption reads: "The Busy Bees"
inscribed "To Sen. John Kennedy, with best wishes -- Eldon L. Pletcher -- 1959"
Additional Detailsinscribed "To Sen. John Kennedy, with best wishes -- Eldon L. Pletcher -- 1959"
Custodial History NoteItem was given to John F. Kennedy by the artist and donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
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 NoteCopyright Sioux City Journal.
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