Whirling Dervish, March 30, 1959

Creator

George White

Files

Preview

Publisher

The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Fla.)

Creation Date

3-30-1959

Abstract

A cartoon with a man in Iraqi traditional dress and a keffiyeh turban as he dances on the edge of a sickle. He is labelled as "Iraq Collaborators" and the sickle is labelled "Communism." Behind the man is another man labelled "Soviet Imperialism" who yells "Dance Macabre!" as he plays a balalaika.

Alt Text

A cartoon depicting a man dressed as an Iraqi dervish spinning in place while standing on the tip of a large hammer and sickle labeled "Communism," with another figure, labeled "Soviet imperialism," playing a stringed instrument nearby. Silhouetted images of other hammer and sickle logos with human bodies impaled on the sickle can be seen in the background.

Keywords

George White (1901-1964), Communism

Extent

1 political cartoon

Subject: geographic

Soviet Union; Iraq

Physical Collection

George White Political Cartoons Collection

Box

1

Folder

119

Language

English

Identifier

W08-00117

Recommended Citation

White, George, "Whirling Dervish, March 30, 1959" (1959). George White Political Cartoons. Image 105.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/george_white/105