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Un oiseau dans une cage dorée
Un oiseau dans une cage dorée

Cartoon

Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date 1943/09/21
Medium / Technique Ink, crayon and graphite on cardboard
Dimensions38.5 x 27.9 cm
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM965.199.2198
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette

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Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
John Collins
1942/08/07
M965.199.3429
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
John Collins
1945
M965.199.4357
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
John Collins
About 1946
M965.199.9565
The Bird and the Gilded Cage.
The Bird and the Gilded Cage.
John Collins
About 1946
M965.199.1425
Only a Bird in a Guilty Cage.
Only a Bird in a Guilty Cage.
John Collins
About 1949
M965.199.8057
Squirrel Cage.
Squirrel Cage.
John Collins
1963
M965.199.7085
The Bird in yonder cage confined (...)
The Bird in yonder cage confined (...)
1880-1910
C271/B5.04
Painting Only Half the Picture.
Painting Only Half the Picture.
John Collins
About 1939
M965.199.4276
Only a Midsummer Night's Dream ?.
Only a Midsummer Night's Dream ?.
John Collins
About 1939
M965.199.4227
He Gave-You Only Lend.
He Gave-You Only Lend.
John Collins
About 1945
M965.199.4646
The Only Way Out.
The Only Way Out.
John Collins
1945
M965.199.4471
The Only Substitute.
The Only Substitute.
John Collins
1941/07/18
M965.199.3161

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