Political cartoon regarding the US Congressional investigation of the murder of Jesuit priests in El Salvador

Title

Political cartoon regarding the US Congressional investigation of the murder of Jesuit priests in El Salvador

Date

circa 1990

Description

Cartoon depicts Salvadoran military leaders laughing and claiming to have lost evidence regarding the murder of Jesuit priests, and US Congress threatening to pull funding in response. Signed by artist Paul Szep: "To Joe: With considerable applause and every best wish from the old Hathery Hacker."

Source

Congressman John Joseph Moakley Papers, 1926-2001 (MS100)
Series 09.03 Special Materials: Memorabilia, Item 139

Rights

Copyright is retained by the creators of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Moakley Archive & Institute. Prior permission is required for any commercial use.

Type

Drawings

Format

Still image

Language

English

Identifier

DI-0161

Files

DI-0161_ref.jpg

Citation

Szep, Paul Michael, 1941-, “Political cartoon regarding the US Congressional investigation of the murder of Jesuit priests in El Salvador,” Moakley Archive & Institute, accessed October 14, 2024, https://moakleyarchive.omeka.net/items/show/9168.

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