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"Come, fellow Americans, let us worship!" [graphic] / Interlandi

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Description: An ink drawing by Frank Interlandi for the Los Angeles Times. The drawing is a paste-up which included a glued clipping of a revolver (now loose), originally placed on top of a drawn column labeled "God." Additional loose clippings include a typed paper slip of the title, and another typed slip reading, "Below Olympus... By Interlandi." The cartoon is signed and dated by Interlandi on the left corner of the image. Signed text towards the lower right of the image also reads, "With best wishes, from Frank Interlandi." The title, "Come, fellow Americans, let us worship!" is written in blue pencil below the image. Verso of drawing includes a blue note from the Los Angeles Times with information regarding the original order request.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1975.
Call number: priPEF 5
Creator: Interlandi, Frank (1924-2010)(Opens in new tab)

Colored man is no slacker [graphic]

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Los dos pajaros de una especie. Se llaman tucanos, son de tamaño casi de una gallina aunque no tienen mas carne que una paloma, les hai de pico verde pero los del negro son mas hermosos ... [graphic]

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"Come, fellow Americans, let us worship!" [graphic] / Interlandi

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