Why Should I Give Her Up?
Otakar Valasek, Artist
This is one of the
cartoons
in our collection.
It was made in 1911. The place where it was made is unknown.
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Object Detail
Measurements
546 x 368mm
Media
pen and ink on paper
Description
Black and white pen and ink drawing of a man in a military uniform wearing a pickelhaub helmet and with a giant sword strapped to him. He leans on the butt of a rifle, the bayonette of which is stuck in the back of woman laying on the ground. The woman is labelled 'Belgium'. 'Why should I give her up?' is written beloew the image.
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Gift of Chicago Herald, 1918.
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Collection
Acquisition Date
1918
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Accession Number:
1918/2/27