Level | Piece |
Ref No | LDG/1/1/27 |
Title | [Bach] |
Date | 7 October 1969 |
Extent | 1 cartoon |
Creator Name | Gibbard; Leslie David (1945-2010); cartoonist |
Description | Cartoon features Harold Wilson, Tony Benn and Anthony Crosland walking away from a concert stage wearing dungarees and carrying an organ pipe labelled "thunder". Crosland carries a tool box which reads "[soul] organ repairs". In the background, Edward Heath is on the stage wearing a tuxedo and looking downcast [having had his thunder stolen].
Background information: On 6 October Anthony Crosland was appointed Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning. Also on 6 October: Tony Wedgwood Benn was appointed Minister of Technology and Power. The Conservative Party Conference opened on 8 October. (source: The University of Kent, British Cartoon Archive) |
Access Status | Open |
Format | Drawing |
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