Holdings: [The lid off]

Bibliographic Details
Main Creator:	Forbes, Ernest, 1879-1962
Summary:	Depicts a hellish scene of violence. James Craig is standing defiantly next to a large hole in the ground with satan looking over his shoulder. Henry Wilson is clawing his way out of the hole as other figures fire guns.
In collection:	Shemus Cartoon Collection
Format:	Prints & Drawings
Language:	English
Published / Created:	[27th May 1922].
Subjects:	Freeman's Journal (Dublin, Ireland) Weekly Freeman's Journal (Dublin, Ireland) Caricatures and cartoons > Ireland > Periodicals Ireland > Politics and government > 1920-1930 Ink drawings > Irish > 1920-1930 Cartoons (Commentary) > Irish > 1920-1930 Crayon drawings > Irish > 1920-1930
Notes:	Shemus was a pseudonym used by Ernest Forbes. Caption reads: Sir James Craig: "But why should I climb the long steep hill into hell with you while things here in Belfast are going so well?" Unpublished title is handwritten above image and reads: Belfast. Published in: The Freeman's Journal, 27th May 1922. Published in: Weekly Freeman, 3rd June 1922. Physical description: 1 drawing : ink and crayon, col ; image 35 x 31 cm., on sheet 39 x 32 cm. more
Contained in:	Forms part of: The Shemus Cartoon Collection.

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Call Number	View In	Collection
PD 4309 TX 131	Collection unavailable Access Note	Prints & Drawings