Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Better be careful. Bonzo grew up to be King Kong
Object Number:
2004.8
Date:
1981
Medium:
Cotton, synthetic fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 36.2 x 36.2 cm )
Marks:
inscription: Printed inscription: "BETTER BE CAREFUL. BONZO GREW UP TO BE KING KONG."
inscription: Stamped with company name, address, (c) date
Description:
Light blue square kerchief printed in black with portrait of Ronald Reagan in circular field. Inscribed: "Better be careful. Bonzo grew up to be King Kong."
Gallery Label:
The inscription on this anti-Reagan kerchief refers to the 1951 comedy film "Bedtime for Bonzo," in which then-actor Ronald Reagan plays a professor who tries to teach morals to a chimpanzee.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
