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 - THE CRUCIFICTION OF REASON
- CARTOON - SIR WALTERS NEW MASH
- CARTOON - THE ROGUE ELEPHANT
- CARTOON - EMPIRE PREFERENCE
- CARTOON - HIS TROUBLE
- CARTOON - YOUR EYES HAVE TOLD ME SO
- CARTOON - CROWD AROUND CAR
- CARTOON - THE SAME OLD COW ON THE LINE
- CARTOON - THE LAW OF THE SUSPECT CALUMNY
- CARTOON - IN PRAISE OF BEAUTY
- CARTOON - A LITTLE BABY WITH A BIG BOTTLE
- CARTOON - ADRIFT - DROPPING THE PILOT
Other items from City of Armadale - History House
- CARTOON - REPAIRING HOUSE
- CARTOON - THREE GOLFERS ON A GOLF COURSE
- 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 WAITS CHRISTMAS 1916
- CARTOON - LABOUR REFORM