Political cartoon featuring Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro
Object number2018.040.0001
Date1963
ClassificationsNewspapers & Magazines
Artist
Daniel Edward Holland
ObjectCartoon
Credit LineThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection
MediumNewsprint, Plastic
Dimensions5 11/16 × 5 1/16 in. (14.4 × 12.9 cm)
Collections
DescriptionPolitical cartoon by Ed Holland from the Chicago Tribune that features John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev and Fidel Castro. The cartoon casts the three Cold War leaders in opposition over a sleeping infant named the Cuba Issue, with Kennedy trying to keep him asleep while Castro and Khrushchev loudly bang a drum and throw a party next to the crib. The caption says: "And Just As He Was Beginning To Doze Off".
Copyright information is printed in miniscule black text in lower right corner next to artist's signature, "HOLLAND": "(c) 1963 by The Chicago Tribune."
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