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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Patching Up Job
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

Patching Up Job

Artifact ID1991.36.28
Object Type Cartoon Drawing
Artist (United States, 1899 - 1977)
Publisher (founded 1901)
Medium Ink and pencil on drawing paper
DimensionsOverall H 16 1/8 in x W 14 1/8 in (41 cm x 35.9 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionOriginal cartoon drawing. LBJ sews a patch ("Dixie Trouble Spots") on the seat of a man’s pants. Caption: “Patching Up Job”. Artist signature lower left: "Ferman Martin”.
Inscriptions and MarkingsHandwritten at upper right: [circle] [red] “48”.
Historical NoteAfter the spring of 1963, when President John F. Kennedy proposed civil rights legislation, many conservative white southerners that otherwise agreed on Democrat domestic policy left the Democratic Party.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was a gift from Mrs. Philip Martin to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum on July 26, 1991.
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Philip Martin
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Fully
Use Restriction NoteCopyright or other proprietary rights are held by individuals or entities other than the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum. The LBJ Presidential Library and Museum does not warrant that the use of materials will not infringe on the rights of third parties holding the rights to these works, or make any representations or warranties with respect to the application or terms of any international agreement, treaty, or protections that may apply. It is your responsibility to determine and satisfy any copyright or other use restrictions. Pertinent regulations can be found at 36 C.F.R 1254.62.
Person Referenced Lyndon Baines Johnson (United States, 1908 - 1973)
In Collection(s)
Not on view
Subjects
Dixie
Place of Publication
Houston
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