Original Political Cartoon by Teddy Winder

This original pen and black ink South African political cartoon was published in the Sunday Times on 24 November 1968.

Framed it would make a great addition to a collection of Political Memorabilia. The subject of the cartoon is the (then) South African Prime Minister, B.J. Vorster, dressed as a cowboy in a natty waistcoat and cowboy trousers. He is armed with a twirling lasso and his Stetson trails behind him as he runs with boots and spurs . Vorster is chasing the ARGUS Group - presumably represented by the chairman , Layton Slater, who is using a large butterfly net to try and  catch the  S.A.A.N group  -  represented as a  flying insect - the SAAN logo inscribed on the insects' wings.

In November 1968 Mr. Vorster had intervened to stop the Argus group taking over South African Associated Newspapers  saying that the Cabinet considered that the takeover would not be in the interests of the country and that he would legislate, with retrospective effect if necessary, to prevent it.

Balthazar Johannes "B. J." Vorster (also known as John Vorster) 13 December 1915 10 September 1983) was a South African politician who served as the Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 and as the fourth State President of South Africa from 1978 to 1979. Vorster was known for his staunch adherence to apartheid.

Dimensions

Typical, standard newspaper sized cartoon.

Card: 315 mm wide by 265 mm high.

The black-line outline of the cartoon measures 270 mm wide x 215 mm high.

Signed in the bottom left hand corner with: WINDER : 68

Condition: Good

The usual markings accompanying an original cartoon from this era are present. 

The typesetter has made a note in blue pen in the top margin "3 cols" i.e. that the width of the cartoon was to occupy "3 columns" of newsprint.

Another notation at the base - also in blue pen - notes  "S. Times 24/11/68".

The name B J Vorster is also written in black pen in the bottom margin.

Cartoonist: Henry Edward (Teddy) Winder
Teddy Winder was born in London on 11 March, 1897. He served in France during the First Wold War as a Lieutenant, later Acting Captain, in the East Surrey Regiment. He was in action at Ypres, on the Somme where he was severely wounded in the leg and at Flers, where tanks went into action for the first time. He spent some years in hospital until his leg eventually healed. At school he had excelled in most sports and had exhibited a particular talent for art, consequently during and after his convalescence, he studied at the Slade School of Art, University of London for two years.

Teddy Winder came to South Africa in 1920 and joined the Rand Daily Mail as a sports cartoonist. For the following 60 years he worked for the South African Associated Newspapers Group as a cartoonist, and as a cartographer. During the Second World War he was asked to lecture on the making of sketch maps, the use of natural features, night navigation and survival.

As a cartoonist he was painstaking to ensure that his drawings were correct in every detail. His insistence on good draughtsmanship was the hallmark of his career. Winder was a foundation member of the South African Military History Society, and served on its first Executive Committee. He had a keen interest in the affairs of the Society, was a regular attender at its monthly meetings, and seldom missed any of its tours.

He made a significant contribution over the years to the community in the form of his war service, his cartoons and cartography, his art and his writing.  He was one of nature's gentlemen and a devoted husband and father. Henry Edward Winder, FRSA died on Monday 19 July 1982, in his 86th year and was buried at the West Park Cemetery.

References:

Hepple, Alex  PRESS UNDER APARTHEID International Defence and Aid Fund, London, 1974.

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