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[Peck's bad boy]
Shemus.
[graphic] /
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| Summary: | Depicts a young boy holding a good behind his back. His expression is one of anger and he is smoking. On the wall behind him a poster reads: Super-film. New terrorist production. "The idealist" Starring, the boy gunman. The new juvenile lead. Until further notice. See also NLI Ephemera Collection EPH C111 which is was a broadside version of this illustration that was distributed at the time. |
| In collection: | Shemus Cartoon Collection |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
| Published / Created: |
[27th July 1922].
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| Notes: | Shemus was a pseudonym used by Ernest Forbes. Unpublished title is handwritten above image and is "Peck's bad boy". Unpublished caption is handwritten below image and ststes: "Gee! But I am bad". A newspaper clipping is glued under the image and reads: The arrest of a boy of fourteen, who was in possession of a revolver at Harcourt Street, is an illuminating revelation of the sort of material upon which the leaders of the Irregulars are depending for the carrying out of their foul work. Published in: The Freeman's Journal, 27th July 1922. Physical description: 1 drawing: ink and crayon, col ; image 30 x 28 cm., on sheet 39 x 32 cm. more |
| Contained in: | Forms part of: The Shemus Cartoon Collection. |
As a digital copy of this item is available, the original will not be issued.
| Call Number | View In | Collection |
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PD 4309 TX 139 |
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