"Better Get The Lead Out Of Your Pants, Chum!" Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.100.51
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
November 13, 1959
Gifter
Harold M. Talburt
Artist
Harold M. Talburt
(Cartoonist for the Washington Daily Star, American, 1895 - 1966)
Medium
wax crayon, graphite, on paper
DimensionsOverall H 15 1/2 in x W 12 7/8 in (39.4 cm x 32.7 cm)
Physical DescriptionCaption: "Better Get The Lead Out Of Your Pants, Chum!" A sleeping workman, "Steel Negotiations" dozes against the side of a house that has a huge hole in the roof. At the side of the house, boards "Voluntary Settlement", shingles, nails, and tools lie unused. Above the roof, an umbrella "Temporary Injunction" shields the hole from an approaching storm cloud, "Congress".
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem 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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