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Displayed Title
Quite an act
Date Created
1940-04
Date Published
1940-04-09
Publishing Note
Cartoon was published in the Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia) on April 9, 1940.
Contained Text
Adolf; Scandinavia; Would you strike a woman with a babe in her arms!; Britain; Real war
Original Item Medium
Ink and crayon on coquille board.
Original Item Size
53 cm. x 35.5 cm.
Individuals Depicted
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965; Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Topical Subject
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany; World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain; World War, 1939-1945 -- Scandinavia; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Norway; World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Denmark
Geographic Subject
Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945; Germany -- Foreign relations -- Scandinavia; Norway -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945; Denmark -- History -- German occupation, 1940-1945
Language
Twentieth century; Nineteen forties
Genre
comic art
Local Genre
comic art
Type
Still Image
Digital Format
image/jpg
Rights Statement URL
Rights
The copyright and related rights status of this material is unknown. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Sykes Editorial Cartoon Collection
Source
Original Cartoon: Quite an act, Charles Henry Sykes Cartoon Collection, Accession #M 169, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
syk292_quite_an.jpg