Ants and slave habits of man, 1969 / John Frith
- Bib ID:
- 6573292
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Frith, John E., 1906-2000, artist
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1969
- 1 drawing : ink on paper ; image 30.5 x 40.8 cm, on sheet 38 x 56 cm
- Series:
- Frith, John E., 1906-2000 John Frith collection of cartoons, 1960-1969.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer from acquisitions documentation.
- Part of the collection: John Frith collection of cartoons, 1960-1969.
- Inscriptions: Signed and dated in medium lower left; "6 3/8 1/20"--In pencil right of image.
- Condition: Creased, tears, yellowing, stained.
- Ant, smoking and leaning on plant, hiccups and says: "Hic - I've been studying the slave habits of man!". It holds what appears to be a beer can. Two other ants look on. Paper on ground reads, "Inspired by watching the habits of ants an Italian philosopher succeeded in making slaves of 2 youths".
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-153033394
- Subject:
- Labor -- Caricatures and cartoons
- Other authors/contributors:
- Frith, John E., 1906-2000
- Terms of Use:
- Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the John Frith collection of cartoons, 1960-1969.
This collection contains 133 records. - Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2070 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 2000
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1969
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