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Cartoon - Tight-Rope Government. | McCord Museum
Un gouvernement sur la corde raide
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Un gouvernement sur la corde raide
You can freely copy, modify and distribute this image, even for commercial purposes. Need more information about image licensing or a higher resolution image? Read our Photographic Services and Copyright page.

Cartoon

Tight-Rope Government.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date 1957
Medium / Technique Ink, graphite and opaque white pigment on paper
Dimensions36.8 x 29.2 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM965.199.1081
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette

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The Tight-Rope Walker.
Cartoon
The Tight-Rope Walker.
John Collins
About 1966
M965.199.862
The Tight-Rope Walker.
Cartoon
The Tight-Rope Walker.
John Collins
About 1960
M965.199.3927
The Tight-Rope Walker.
Cartoon
The Tight-Rope Walker.
John Collins
1966
M965.199.1400
Tight Rein Needed.
Cartoon
Tight Rein Needed.
John Collins
About 1956
M965.199.1036
Tight Squeeze.
Cartoon
Tight Squeeze.
John Collins
About 1967
M965.199.5917
Ending the Rope Trick Before It Began.
Cartoon
Ending the Rope Trick Before It Began.
John Collins
About 1952
M965.199.5420
At the End of His Rope.
Cartoon
At the End of His Rope.
John Collins
About 1952
M965.199.6114
New Indian Rope Trick.
Cartoon
New Indian Rope Trick.
John Collins
About 1946
M965.199.2883
The Rope Trick-Indian and Chinese Versions.
Cartoon
The Rope Trick-Indian and Chinese Versions.
John Collins
1959
M965.199.5073
Indian Rope Trick.
Cartoon
Indian Rope Trick.
John Collins
About 1956
M965.199.139
New Rope Trick for India.
Cartoon
New Rope Trick for India.
John Collins
1950
M965.199.9833
Tight Hole for the Firemen's Pole.
Cartoon
Tight Hole for the Firemen's Pole.
John Collins
About 1964
M965.199.2668

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