| Accession Number | ART94881 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Art |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil, ink and gouache on paper |
| Maker |
Frith, John |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 1962 |
| Conflict |
Period 1960-1969 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
[Prince Philip and party shooting]
Description
Two pheasants over see sporadic gun fire in the distant hills as the spray of bullets result in the mid air deaths of pheasants. There is a pheasant in the foreground wearing a steel military helmet.
This cartoon made for the Herald in Melbourne co-incided with a Royal visit where in a speech Prince Philip expressed the hope that the newly founded Australian Conservation Foundation would be able to stem the slaughter of kangaroos, koalas and platypuses. "They are unique to Australia and only Australians can save them," chided the Prince.
In response, the Herald in Melbourne ran this cartoon by Frith which refers to a pheasant shoot during which the Duke and his party gunned down 428 pheasants in four hours.