This cartoon is part of a collection of Rie Munoz artwork
recently donated to the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.
The Munoz Family last Thursday donated a collection of Rie Munoz original artwork to the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.
The donation included five original watercolor paintings, 55 original pen-and-ink political cartoons that were published by the
Alaska Sunday Press--now the Juneau Empire--in the 1950s and 1960s. Also included from the same era are hundreds of newspaper
clippings of cartoons.
Munoz came to Alaska in 1950 for a short visit on board the steamship Princess Louise.
The 55 political cartoons donated to the City Museum poke gentle fun at past local and state politicians
and are a glimpse into Juneau's history.
"The cartoons debated topics such as commercial fishing and capital moves, similar issues faced today,"
said Juan Munoz in a release.