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Cartoon - Painting Ourselves into a Corner. | McCord Museum
Acculé au pied du mur
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Acculé au pied du mur
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

Painting Ourselves into a Corner.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date About 1958
Medium / Technique Ink, graphite, watercolour and opaque white pigment on paper
Dimensions37.0 x 29.0 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM965.199.1157
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette

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Online Collections | McCord Museum - Montreal Social History Museum
Getting Ahead of Ourselves.
Cartoon
Getting Ahead of Ourselves.
John Collins
About 1967
M965.199.9673
-"See Ourselves as Others See Us".
Cartoon
-"See Ourselves as Others See Us".
John Collins
About 1965
M965.199.1657
To protect ourselves from the U.S., we have the wheat curtain...
Cartoon
To protect ourselves from the U.S., we have the wheat curtain...
Normand Hudon
1963
M997.63.499
We have no one but ourselves to count on
Cartoon
We have no one but ourselves to count on
Serge Chapleau
1972
M996.10.41
Painting Himself in a Corner.
Cartoon
Painting Himself in a Corner.
John Collins
About 1948
M965.199.9739
Chaos in the Corner.
Cartoon
Chaos in the Corner.
John Collins
About 1951
M965.199.7881
Trouble in the Opposition Corner.
Cartoon
Trouble in the Opposition Corner.
John Collins
About 1962
M965.199.7007
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine.
Cartoon
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine.
John Collins
About 1960
M965.199.8926
The Four Corners of the Earth.
Cartoon
The Four Corners of the Earth.
John Collins
About 1963
M965.199.7107
You've Heard of the Man Who Painted Himself in a Corner.
Cartoon
You've Heard of the Man Who Painted Himself in a Corner.
John Collins
About 1969
M965.199.6960
Painting in Bermuda.
Cartoon
Painting in Bermuda.
John Collins
About 1953
M965.199.9474
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine.
Cartoon
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine.
John Collins
About 1966
M965.199.826

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