Post cartoonist’s Year of the Snake collection goes up for auction
Harry Harrison’s set of eight original watercolour and ink works takes cheeky digs at Hong Kong culture and politics; bidding ends March 18
Over the past few months, the state of the economy has been top of mind for many, including Harry Harrison, the Post’s long-time political cartoonist.
That is why it is the key issue addressed in his latest collection of humorous Lunar New Year illustrations, which is titled “2025 … S-S-Snakes Alive!” as a nod to this year’s Chinese zodiac animal.
For Harrison, who has been drawing cartoons for the Post since 2001, the Year of the Snake is set to be full of surprises, which is why many of his witty illustrations this year reflect a general sense of uncertainty.
“Everyone’s hoping the Year of the Snake is going to be good, but snakes are unpredictable and can be dangerous. It might bite you. That’s the general feeling I get from the economy and also a lot of the geopolitics as well,” he says. “It has to be handled with care, the Year of the Snake.”
