In His Own Webb

Creator

published by the Boston Post (American, 1831-1956) with artwork from Wallace Goldsmith (American, 1873-1945)

Files

Creator Role

publisher; artist

Description

This anti-Mussolini political cartoon features Benito Mussolini entangled in his own web. In the background, there is a man with text "REVOLT" across his face. There are several other figures with text such as, "Air," "Fascist Blunders," "Navy" and others

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

December 20th 1940

Measurement

7 1/2 X 6 1/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper; mass production

Inscription

recto, top right: "12-10-40"

Subjects

World War, 1939-1945; Mussolini, Benito,--1883-1945; Caricatures--American--1920-1960

Work Type

political cartoon

Class

Cartoons

Preferred Citation

published by the Boston Post (American, 1831-1956) with artwork from Wallace Goldsmith (American, 1873-1945), "In His Own Webb" (2024). Cartoons. 233.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-cartoons/233

ID

14893

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)