Winslow Mortimer pen/ink cartoon entitled Rifle Drill: The Buttstroke.

Name/Title

Winslow Mortimer pen/ink cartoon entitled "Rifle Drill: The Buttstroke."

Entry/Object ID

2009.17.30

Description

Winslow Mortimer pen/ink cartoon entitled "Rifle Drill: The Buttstroke." This cartoon features two soldiers fighting. The soldier on the left is ramming the butt of his rifle into the other soldier's face. The force of the blow has blown the soldier's cap right off his head, and it hovers above his head. There is a signature in the bottom right corner of the sketch.

Artwork Details

Medium

Pencil

Made/Created

Date made

1940

Notes

Early Date: 1940

Dimensions

Width

8 cm

Length

7.5 cm