"The Table Hopper" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.100.15
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
September 30, 1959
Gifter
Harold M. Talburt
Artist
Harold M. Talburt
(Cartoonist for the Washington Daily Star, American, 1895 - 1966)
Medium
ink on paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 in x W 13 in (38.1 cm x 33 cm)
Physical Description"Nikita" is leaving one table in a restaurant that is laden with used plates and dishware, "US" and approaching another table, "Red China" under a lantern showing the Hammer and Sickle, while shouting "Hokay Mao! One Chop Suey, Egg Foo Young, Chow Mein -" to Mao, in a chef's hat behind the table. A man in a chef's hat at the "US" table wipes his brow and says "Gosh! Can That Guy Take It!". Caption reads: "The Table Hopper"
Historical NotePremier Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union made a state visit to the United States under President Dwight Eisenhower from September 15, 1959 to September 27, 1959. It was the first state visit of a Soviet leader to the United States.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was given to John F. Kennedy in 1959 by the artist and donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in 1965 by the Estate of President 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 NoteCopyright Washington Star. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA. The use of this image is restricted.In Collection(s)
Not on view
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