Summary
Drawing by Ambrose Dyson, 1951. This cartoon, which was published in the Guardian on 1 June 1951, was drawn in response to raids on a union office to locate Communists. The raids, which were authorized by the Menzies Liberal and Country Parties coalition Government, were carried out as a part of an attempt to abolish Communist Party of Australia. It was exhibited at the Social Realists Exhibition at the Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery in July 1990.
Edward Ambrose Dyson (1908-1952) was a prominent member of the Australian social realist art movement, and contributed a weekly cartoon to the Guardian from 1949 to 1952. His father (Ambrose Dyson) and an uncle (Will Dyson) were also cartoonists. In 1945 he joined the Communist Party and was an active member until his death in 1952.
Description of Content
Drawing - There's Enough Evidence...
Physical Description
Raw wooden framed, mounted ink cartoon of two Government agents or detectives (wearing hats and long coats with turned-up coll ars) carrying bundles of literature from a 'Union Office'. One man wears an arm band marked 'MENZIES SS'.
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Artist
Mr Ambrose Dyson, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1951
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Place & Date Published
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 Jun 1951
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Place & Date Exhibited
Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Jul 1990
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Inscriptions
Signed: Amb Dyson. Reverse inscribed: 5. Typed label: 47. THERE'S ENOUGH EVIDENCE HERE TO HANG 'EM! THE BOSS'LL BE PLEASED WITH ALL THIS 'TREASON'! 27 x 27cm $650.
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Overall Dimensions
48.5 cm (Length), 51.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Art, Artistic Practices, Artists, Artworks, Cartoons, Communism, Political Comment, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Politicians, Politics, Trade Unions, Working Life
