"Poor Little Rich Man" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.100.37
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
October 27, 1959
Artist
Harold M. Talburt
(Cartoonist for the Washington Daily Star, American, 1895 - 1966)
Gifter
Harold M. Talburt
Medium
crayon on paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 3/4 in x W 12 7/8 in (40.1 cm x 32.7 cm)
Physical DescriptionA man, "John Q." stands on the United States holding in one arm a brimming horn of plenty, "Bumper Crops", and is his other arm he holds a deep stack of papers, "Bumper Prices", "Bumper Taxes", "Bumper Pork Barrel Spending", and "Bumper Deficits". Caption: "Poor Little Rich Man".
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 1677340)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - FullyUse Restriction NoteCopyright Washington Daily 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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