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Title
Trying
to
feed
him with a
bit
in his
mouth
,
between
1933
and
1936
Personal name
Roosevelt
,
Franklin
D
.
(Franklin
Delano)
,
1882-1945--Caricatures
and
cartoons
Topical entry
Capital City
Politics
Business
Popular Culture
Political cartoons--United States--20th century
Agricultural subsidies--United States--Caricatures and cartoons
Agriculture--Economic aspects--United States--Caricatures and cartoons
Farmers--United States--Economic conditions--Caricatures and cartoons
Agriculture and state--United States--Caricatures and cartoons
Family farms--Government policy--United States--Caricatures and cartoons
Cartoonists
Politics & government--United States
Economic & political systems
Farmers--United States
Geographic entry
United States--Politics and government--20th century--Caricatures and cartoons
Description
An
original
political
cartoon
drawing
created
by
Jack
Knox
, the
Nashville
Banner
editorial
cartoonist
from the
mid-1940s
to
early
1970s
. This
cartoon
relates
to
President
Franklin
D
.
Roosevelt's
New
Deal
strategy
and
governmental
intervention
in the
form
of
American
farm
subsidies
.
When
Roosevelt
became
president
in
1933
, he
supported
the
Agricultural
Adjustment
Act
,
which
dealt
with the
problem
of
oversupply
in the
market
by
paying
farmers
not to
produce
to
maximum
capacity
.
Depicted
in the
cartoon
is
an
angry
horse
("U.S
.
Farmer")
that
is
choking
on a
bit
("subsidy
plan")
. A
man
holds
a
bucket
in
one
hand
("His
necessary
sustenance")
while
holding
the
reins
in the
other
("New
Deal
Domination
and
Regimentation")
.
Forms
part
of the
Jack
Knox
Political
Cartoon
Collection
.
1
original
cartoon
drawing
:
b
&
w
;
16.25
x
24
in.
Creator
Knox
,
Jack
,
1910-
(Cartoonist)
Publisher
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
Contributors
Knox
,
Joseph
T
.
(Donor)
Date
between
1933
and
1936
Type
Still
Image
;
Caricatures
;
Cartoons
(Commentary)
;
Editorial
cartoons
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Knox NPL-313
Language
English
Relation
Jack
Knox
Political
Cartoon
Collection
Coverage
1930-1939
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Special
Collections
Division
of the
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5782
.
Location
Closed Stacks-Knox NPL-313
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