Drawing

Title:

IT'S POLITICS - DUKAKIS STYLE!

Object Name:

Drawing

Object ID:

2023.036.03

Creator:

McCormick, Robert (1922-1996) -- Artist

Place of Origin:

Dover, NH

Date:

1986

Description:

Drawing. Black and white political cartoon, 1986, by Robert McCormick (1922-1996) while working at Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, NH. The cartoon depicts Michael Dukakis holding flowers in one hand and a bloody knife behind his back in the other hand. He stands in front of a gravestone that reads: "SEABROOK NUCLEAR STATION 1976 - 1986. A word bubble from Dukakis reads: "I DOME TO BURY SEABROOK NOT TO PRAISE IT!"

Material:

Paper
Ink

Dimensions:

H-9.75 W-12.5 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase, Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund

People:

McCormick, Robert (1922-1996), Dukakis, Michael (1933- )

Subjects:

Cartoons (Working drawings), Cartoons (Commentary), Cartoonists, Foster's Daily Democrat, Newspapers, Newspaper illustrations, Political cartoons, Politicians, Politics and government, Seabrook, NH