Rebecca Howland and The Real Estate Octopus

“Real Estate Octopus and Dead Horse”.

Photo by the Drawing Center (1983)

Photo by Becky Howland (1983)

Victor Hugo as both Apollo (the lyre) and Gilliatt (from ‘Toilers of the Sea’). Artist: G. Deloyoti. Published as front cover of “Le Hanneton” 6 June, 1867 issue no. 17. 

This is not a political cartoon, but I thought it relevant given Victor Hugo’s role in the development the octopus metaphor.

Image Source: bridgeman.co.uk

“The War Octopus” - “Ondanks onze beschaving (of beschavingspeil)”, via Google translate: Despite our culture (or civilisation level).

Published 27 August, 1939 in Algemeen Handelsblad (Amsterdam). 

Image Source: International Institute of Social History, Collection: IISG (Pieck, H.), Call # BG D55/850. (Accessed 23rd Oct 2010).

Book cover for “De groote Olie octopus, door Truth onderzocht” (The Great Oil Octopus by Truth Examined)‎. ‎Amsterdam, L.J. Veen. Conflicting dates: first published 1910, reprinted 1925?

Dutch Anti-trust/Anti-capitalism criticising oil companies including Esso and Rockefeller.

References: Antiqbook, http://www.antiqbook.nl/boox/vvliet/12028.shtml 
Image Source: International Institute of Social History, Collection: IISG, Call # BG C12/589. (Accessed: 23rd Oct, 2010)

Artist Jules Grandjouan published in La voix du Peuple on the 1st May 1907 no 341, printed by Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT).

It shows Clemenceau attempting to hide the Capital octopus beneath the head of Marianne (patrie  - homeland?). I’ve been unable to find a clear enough reproduction to make out the text at the bottom, but is “Clemenceau” and “Le Peuple”

Reference and Image source: Caricature - Les “viles”… - Caricatures et Caricature

“Old policies! Old values! No future!” - 2002 via State Library of Victoria

Howard Government refers to Australian Federal Government. They were re-elected.

They introduced several policies such as removing student union fees (that supported a whole raft of services such as counsellors, advocacy for students etc as well as social events) while massively increasing university fees, and making universities more reliant on business for funding.

(Source: maybestreet)