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Displayed Title
Hard to explain away
Date Created
1941-08
Date Published
1941-08-18
Publishing Note
Cartoon was published in the Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia) on August 18, 1941.
Contained Text
It don't mean nothin', it ain't there anyhow; and besides I don't like it!!; The oppressed; Roosevelt-Churchill peace aims
Original Item Medium
Ink and crayon on coquille board.
Original Item Size
53 cm. x 35.5 cm.
Individuals Depicted
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Topical Subject
World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany; War victims; Civilians in war; Peace-building; World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history
Personal Name Subject
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Geographic Subject
Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1933-1945; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1936-1945
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: Hard to explain away, Charles Henry Sykes Cartoon Collection, Accession #M 169, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University.
File Name
syk083_hard_to.jpg