CARTOON - STARVATION IN EUROPE

1921
Overview

Scene of a figure of a woman in long black robes similar to those worn by the figure Death looking over a snow covered landscape in horror. 5 wolves surround the figure and crows are in the background. Human bones can be seen sticking up from the snow. Text on figures robes reads [STARVATION]. Text in the snow in front of the figure reads [EUROPE]
Ben Strange signature bottom left corner
When the cartoon was published on the Western Mail on the 27 October 1921 it featured the caption:
FAMINE - STRICKEN EUROPE
A fund for the relief of sufferers in famine-stricken Europe has been opened by the "West Australian" at the request of a committee, of which the Mayor of Perth (Sir William Lathlain) is the honorary treasurer.

Historical information

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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’

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cwa-org-33-AK1999.77
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Year
1921
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