Cartoonists Patrick Cook, Bruce Petty and Les Tanner take the audience through the growth of the nation depicted in its cartoons, and compare the attitudes of contemporary and early Australian society. Exploits a rich heritage of political cartooning.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014395
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Political aspects
Crafts & Visual Arts → Caricatures and cartoons
Crafts & Visual Arts → Cartoonists - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Cook, Patrick, 1949-
Crafts & Visual Arts → Petty, Bruce, 1929-
Crafts & Visual Arts → Tanner, Les (Leslie Mervyn), 1927-
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mass media - Political aspects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Attitude (Psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)