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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
If You Look Real Close You'll Find It's Not All Black!
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

If You Look Real Close You'll Find It's Not All Black!

Artifact ID1998.25.6
Artist (United States, 1913 - 1982)
Medium Ink and grease pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 14 5/8 in x W 11 in (37.1 cm x 27.9 cm )

Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. A man uses a magnifying glass to examine a painting ("The Vietnam Picture"), a large framed black canvas with faint gray streaks. LBJ stands behind the man and speaks to him. Caption: “If You Look Real Close You'll Find It's Not All Black!”. Artist signature lower left: "Crawford NEA”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at lower right: [underline] : “57.5” “38.3”.
Historical NoteIn August 1964, US ships were seemingly attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin, leading to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that allowed President Johnson to take military action. In February 1965, Johnson authorized Operation Rolling Thunder to bomb North Vietnam. By 1965, President Johnson escalated the conflict to a full-scale war and over 1967, there were 500,000 American troops in Vietnam.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was given to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Collection.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Claire O. Crawford
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
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Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
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