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Acculé au pied du mur

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
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM965.199.1157
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette
Status
Not on view

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Getting Ahead of Ourselves.
Getting Ahead of Ourselves.
John Collins
About 1967
M965.199.9673
-"See Ourselves as Others See Us".
-"See Ourselves as Others See Us".
John Collins
About 1965
M965.199.1657
We have no one but ourselves to count on
We have no one but ourselves to count on
Serge Chapleau
1972
M996.10.41
To protect ourselves from the U.S., we have the wheat curtain...
To protect ourselves from the U.S., we have the wheat curtain...
Normand Hudon
1963
M997.63.499
Painting Himself in a Corner.
Painting Himself in a Corner.
John Collins
About 1948
M965.199.9739
Chaos in the Corner.
Chaos in the Corner.
John Collins
About 1951
M965.199.7881
Trouble in the Opposition Corner.
Trouble in the Opposition Corner.
John Collins
About 1962
M965.199.7007
You've Heard of the Man Who Painted Himself in a Corner.
You've Heard of the Man Who Painted Himself in a Corner.
John Collins
About 1969
M965.199.6960
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine.
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine.
John Collins
About 1960
M965.199.8926
The Four Corners of the Earth.
The Four Corners of the Earth.
John Collins
About 1963
M965.199.7107
"And in this Corner"-.
"And in this Corner"-.
John Collins
1960
M965.199.8914
Forgotten Corner of the Pet Shop.
Forgotten Corner of the Pet Shop.
John Collins
About 1951
M965.199.8287

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