The very professional underground politico – Vintage 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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The very professional underground politico
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Its title, "The very professional underground politico," frames the subject as a skilled operator working out of sight, a idea that fit the Watergate story closely. Green signed the drawing, and it was published on October 29, 1972, alongside two articles asking how the scandal compared with earlier foul play in presidential campaigns and how far it reached into the administration of President Richard Nixon. Drawn in black ink, felt-tip pen and opaque white on ivory paper, the piece belonged to the editorial cartoon tradition, which used pointed images like this to comment on political misconduct during an election year.
| 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 | 1,182 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156530 |
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