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Lot 18

N.A.T.O.
[NORSTAD, LAURIS, GENERAL. 1907-1988.]
A group of 6 original and one printed political cartoons related to NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Lauris Norstad, including:

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N.A.T.O.

[NORSTAD, LAURIS, GENERAL. 1907-1988.] A group of 6 original and one printed political cartoons related to NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Lauris Norstad, including:
1. Ink and watercolor on paper, 174 x 287 mm, by NORMAN MANSBRIDGE, signed lower right, captioned "Please Spare £85,000,000 for the Guy," depicting Gerald Ford handing out rockets to General Norstad and others in a fireworks stand beneath a sign reading "NATO Firework Club Share Out."
2. Ink and watercolor on paper, 293 x 285 mm, by SIR DAVID LOW, signed lower right, captioned "Press-Button Facade," depicting General Norstad about to push a button on a facade showing armed NATO troops and labeled "DANGER."
3. Mixed media on paper, 187 x 230 mm (sight), by FRITZ BEHRENDT, signed lower left and inscribed on label on verso of frame, showing General Norstad in uniform struggling under the weight of a file labeled "Washington" with tabs reading "Orders," "Pentagon," etc.
WITH: 4 others, all matted and framed.
Provenance: Property from the Estate of General and Mrs. Lauris Norstad.

A charming group of political cartoons satirizing NATO's role in world politics, all but one featuring General Norstad as a character. See also lots 6, 13, and 14.

Saleroom notices

This group contains 4 original cartoons, not 6. The 2 reproduction cartoons are captioned or inscribed in manuscript.

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