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Cartoon - Sword of Damocles. | McCord Museum
Épée de Damoclès
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Épée de Damoclès
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Cartoon

Sword of Damocles.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date 1943/05/26
Medium / Technique Ink, crayon, graphite and opaque white pigment on card
Dimensions38.5 x 28.1 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM965.199.2099
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette

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Sword of Damocles.
Cartoon
Sword of Damocles.
John Collins
About 1947
M965.199.7435
Sword of Damocles-1941.
Cartoon
Sword of Damocles-1941.
John Collins
1941/07/09
M965.199.3153
Sword of Damocles.
Cartoon
Sword of Damocles.
John Collins
About 1960
M965.199.8893
Under the Sword of Damocles.
Cartoon
Under the Sword of Damocles.
John Collins
About 1953
M965.199.602
Damocles in the Pacific.
Cartoon
Damocles in the Pacific.
John Collins
1944
M965.199.8616
Minister Bolduc’s sword of Damocles…
Cartoon
Minister Bolduc’s sword of Damocles…
Garnotte
2009
M2012.51.206
Three swords of Damocles for the CEQ-CSN-FTQ common front
Cartoon
Three swords of Damocles for the CEQ-CSN-FTQ common front
Garnotte
1997
M2007.69.164
Damocles M. P.
Cartoon
Damocles M. P.
John Collins
1940-1945
M965.199.190
The Pen Must Be as Mighty as the Sword.
Cartoon
The Pen Must Be as Mighty as the Sword.
John Collins
About 1945
M965.199.4514
Two-Edged Sword.
Cartoon
Two-Edged Sword.
John Collins
1956
M965.199.9066
Sword of Clemocles.
Cartoon
Sword of Clemocles.
John Collins
About 1951
M965.199.700
Our Pen Is Mightier Than Our Sword.
Cartoon
Our Pen Is Mightier Than Our Sword.
John Collins
About 1948
M965.199.3

This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.