Name/Title
Yager Tank CartoonEntry/Object ID
2025.35.19Description
Ink drawing with watercolor by Rick Yager behind glass with .25-inch gold-tone metal frame and 2.5-inch beige mat.
The image is of a line of giant mousetraps set on a desert plain. One mousetrap has caught a military tank. Text along the top of the image reads "The idea is to out-smart that rat, Saddam, with a secret weapon he'd never expect!" and, along the bottom, "Good luck to all men of the fighting forces! ??? Y???"
"To the greatest, Hank Latas from Rick" is written in pencil on the lower right corner of the cartoon..
A photocopy of a 1991 Holland Sentinel newspaper article about Rick Yager is pasted to the back along with a label from the framer.Collection
Artworks, Military, wars and veteransCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2025.35Source or Donor
Wisniewski, ScottMade/Created
Artist
Yager, Richard Sidney "Rick" 1909-1995Date made
circa 1990Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureLocation
lower right edgeDimensions
Dimension Description
Including frameHeight
14-3/4 inWidth
14-3/4 inDimension Notes
View 10x10"Location
Shelf
AC bay 20 small worksRoom
Art Conservation RoomRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Latas, Henry "Hank" Stanley 1922-2005Create Date
September 14, 2025Update Date
September 24, 2025
