This happy breed
Drawing
1990s
1990s
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Two men stand at a bar drinking from bottles. Behind the bar, a woman holds a pint glass. The caption on the right hand side of the cartoon reads: THE WAY I SEE IT YOU ONLY BLEEDIN' LIVE ONCE, SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL 'AVE A GOOD TIME, KNOW WHAT I MEAN? ALL THIS MOANIN' ABOUT FAGS AND BOOZE KILLIN' US, WHAT'S WRONG WIV HAVING A BLOW AN' DROPPING A PILL, IT CAN'T DO YOU NO HARM RIGHT? AN' BIRDS IF YOU CAN GET ONE, WANT YOU TO PAY FOR MINI CABS AN' THAT! IF YOU DO GET ONE 'OME, THEY EITHER WANT YOU TO GO ON ALL NIGHT, OR THEY'RE SICK AN' PASS OUT! AN' MAKE YOU TO LISTEN TO CRAP MUSIC LIKE COLDPLAY! LOOK AT THOSE BITCHES OVER IN THE CORNER...
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | This happy breed |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink on paper |
| Brief description | Cartoon, 'This Happy Breed' by Michael Heath, published in Private Eye (early 1990s) |
| Physical description | Two men stand at a bar drinking from bottles. Behind the bar, a woman holds a pint glass. The caption on the right hand side of the cartoon reads: THE WAY I SEE IT YOU ONLY BLEEDIN' LIVE ONCE, SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL 'AVE A GOOD TIME, KNOW WHAT I MEAN? ALL THIS MOANIN' ABOUT FAGS AND BOOZE KILLIN' US, WHAT'S WRONG WIV HAVING A BLOW AN' DROPPING A PILL, IT CAN'T DO YOU NO HARM RIGHT? AN' BIRDS IF YOU CAN GET ONE, WANT YOU TO PAY FOR MINI CABS AN' THAT! IF YOU DO GET ONE 'OME, THEY EITHER WANT YOU TO GO ON ALL NIGHT, OR THEY'RE SICK AN' PASS OUT! AN' MAKE YOU TO LISTEN TO CRAP MUSIC LIKE COLDPLAY! LOOK AT THOSE BITCHES OVER IN THE CORNER... |
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| Marks and inscriptions | |
| Credit line | Given by Michael Heath |
| Object history | Given by the artist to the museum in 2018. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.318-2018 |
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| Record created | March 8, 2018 |
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