The very professional underground politico – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic drawing of The very professional underground politico. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The very professional underground politico
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The title, "The very professional underground politico," points to the figure at the center of this drawing, a caricature of a shadowy political operative. It was published on October 29, 1972, alongside two articles on the Watergate affair. One asked how the scandal compared with earlier dirty tricks in presidential campaigns, and the other asked how far it reached into the administration of President Richard Nixon. The break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters had taken place in June, and the drawing appeared just days before the November election. Its ink, felt-tip, and white overlay give it a stark, layered finish worth noticing up close.
| Medium | 1 drawing : black ink, black felt-tip pen, and opaque white, with drawn overlay and inserts on ivory 60.1 x 47.8 cm. (sheet) |
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| Genre | October 29 |
| Notes | 1972 Oct. 29 [publication date] |
| Subjects | No copyright information found with item. Signed, lower right: Green. Title inscribed below image. Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.1569) The drawing accompanied two articles entitled, Political Skulduggery--How the Beast Grew Up" and "The Traditional Dark Side of Politics--Is It Darker This Year?" which discussed various aspects of the Watergate scandal. The authors compared this episode to foul play in the past presidential campaigns and discussed how far the scandal had penetrated the administration of President Richard Nixon. Forms part of: Caroline and Erwin Swann collection of caricature and cartoon (Library of Congress). Published in: Los Angeles Times |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,520 × 5,558 px · prints to 15 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-226200 |
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