CARTOON - BEAR WITH CAP SITTING ON MAN
1900 - 1930Drawing (unfinished) of a bear wearing a military cap sitting on a man who is thumping his fist on the ground
Ben Strange was a prominent political cartoonist in Western Australia who worked for the Western Mail from 1900 to 1930. This is an unfinished drawing by Ben Strange and collected by Ivor T Birtwistle who worked at the Western Mail. The bear was often used by Ben Strange to represent Russia/Soviet Union.
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The Ben Strange cartoons are historically significant as they depict many key figures linked to the history and development of both Western Australia and Australia. Political figures who regularly appeared in his cartoon’s included John ‘Happy Jack’ Scaddan, the Premier of Western Australia from 1911 until 1916, and William ‘Billy’ Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923.
City of Armadale - History House
City of Armadale - History House
Other items by Ben Strange
- CARTOON - THAT MALIGNANT GROWTH
- CARTOON - THE SAME OLD COW ON THE LINE
- CARTOON - STARVATION IN EUROPE
- CARTOON - THE DECIDING FACTOR
- CARTOON - SILENCE IS NOT ALWAYS GOLDEN - AND THE LAW MAKES A POOR CUPID
- CARTOON - YOUR EYES HAVE TOLD ME SO
- CARTOON - THE CRUCIFICTION OF REASON
- CARTOON - SHE'S COMING! - THE NEW TERROR
- CARTOON - TWO OF A KIND
- CARTOON - A DANGEROUS OCCUPATION
- CARTOON - THE SIMPLE LIFE
- CARTOON - REPAIRING HOUSE
Other items from City of Armadale - History House
- CARTOON - CROWD AROUND CAR
- CARTOON - THREE GOLFERS ON A GOLF COURSE
- CARTOON - EMPIRE PREFERENCE
- CARTOON - UNDER WHICH SCALE
- JUMPER, UNIFORM - FIREFIGHTER'S
- HELMET, FIREFIGHTER'S
- JACKET, UNIFORM - FIREFIGHTER'S
- PENCIL - AT FERGUSON ADVERT
- CARTOON - IN TROUBLED WATERS
- CARTOON - LABOUR PARTY I MUST DISOWN ALL KNOWLEDGE OF THE OBSTRUCTIVE ASS
- CARTOON - INDUSTRIAL WRECKERS
- CARTOON - THE LAW OF THE SUSPECT CALUMNY