"Not much has happened in the last thirty seconds. Can you comment on that at all?"
Drawing
2003 (made), 31/03/2003 (published)
2003 (made), 31/03/2003 (published)
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This cartoon appeared in the Evening Standard on 31 March 2003, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'Twenty-four hour news programmes are filled with defence experts reacting to the minutiae of news from Iraq. We are now 11 days into the short invasion campaign.'
'Marf' drew daily topical cartoons for the Evening Standard between March 2002 and August 2005, moving to the Londoner's Diary page in August 2003. The drawings cover key political and social issues of the period, providing a vivid and often hilarious response to the main news of the day. The Evening Standard is London's only evening newspaper, publishing up to five editions a day. In Marf's own words: 'The cartoonist needs to keep up with the rapid pace of event.'
'Marf' drew daily topical cartoons for the Evening Standard between March 2002 and August 2005, moving to the Londoner's Diary page in August 2003. The drawings cover key political and social issues of the period, providing a vivid and often hilarious response to the main news of the day. The Evening Standard is London's only evening newspaper, publishing up to five editions a day. In Marf's own words: 'The cartoonist needs to keep up with the rapid pace of event.'
Object details
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| Title | "Not much has happened in the last thirty seconds. Can you comment on that at all?" (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Cartoon, "Not much has happened in the last thirty seconds. Can you comment on that at all?", by 'Marf' (Martha Richler), published in The Evening Standard, 31 March 2003; London. |
| Physical description | Black and white line drawn cartoon showing a female news presenter and a man (the 'expert'), both sitting behind a news desk. Both are wearing black suit-jackets and the man who is facing the viewer is wearing glasses and a black tie and has white/grey hair. The woman has blond hair and holds several sheets of paper. Behind the man are lights and television cameras and the words 'ON AIR'. Some lines have been blocked out with liquid paper, and faint underdrawing can be seen. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Donated by the artist. |
| Production | Attribution note: for publication in newspaper Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Summary | This cartoon appeared in the Evening Standard on 31 March 2003, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'Twenty-four hour news programmes are filled with defence experts reacting to the minutiae of news from Iraq. We are now 11 days into the short invasion campaign.' 'Marf' drew daily topical cartoons for the Evening Standard between March 2002 and August 2005, moving to the Londoner's Diary page in August 2003. The drawings cover key political and social issues of the period, providing a vivid and often hilarious response to the main news of the day. The Evening Standard is London's only evening newspaper, publishing up to five editions a day. In Marf's own words: 'The cartoonist needs to keep up with the rapid pace of event.' |
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| Accession number | E.347-2007 |
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| Record created | April 26, 2007 |
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