"Look, No Hands!" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.100.33
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
October 22, 1959
Gifter
Harold M. Talburt
Artist
Harold M. Talburt
(Cartoonist for the Washington Daily Star, American, 1895 - 1966)
Medium
graphite, wax crayon on paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 1/4 in x W 14 1/4 in (38.7 cm x 36.2 cm)
Physical DescriptionA foot, "CBS", emerges from the broken screen of a television set, "TV", and kicks a can holding two hands clapping, "Canned Applause", a hand holding a burst bag of coins, "Giveaways", and another hand holding a paper, "Quiz Shows". Coins and money litter the ground, while above, a cowboy riding a horse and holding a pistol, "Westerns", is saying "To The Hills - While I've Still Got My Trigger Finger!" Caption reads: "Look, No Hands!"
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 The Washington Star.
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