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Cartoon - Poor Building Site. | McCord Museum
Construire sur de mauvaises fondations
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Construire sur de mauvaises fondations
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

Poor Building Site.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date About 1946
Medium / Technique Ink, graphite, crayon, opaque white on Paper
Dimensions36.8 x 29.1 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM965.199.221
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette

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Online Collections | McCord Museum - Montreal Social History Museum
"Alas, My Poor Brother !".
Cartoon
"Alas, My Poor Brother !".
John Collins
1938-1939
M965.199.4313
Alas ! My Poor Brother !.
Cartoon
Alas ! My Poor Brother !.
John Collins
1944/01/21
M965.199.2289
Pity the Poor Pedestrian.
Cartoon
Pity the Poor Pedestrian.
John Collins
1945
M965.199.4421
Alas, My Poor Brother !.
Cartoon
Alas, My Poor Brother !.
John Collins
1940/09/07
M965.199.1883
Poor Old Horatius.
Cartoon
Poor Old Horatius.
John Collins
About 1960
M965.199.9377
Poor Armament.
Cartoon
Poor Armament.
John Collins
About 1951
M965.199.7794
Poor Substitute.
Cartoon
Poor Substitute.
John Collins
About 1955
M965.199.639
Over the Hill to the Poor House.
Cartoon
Over the Hill to the Poor House.
John Collins
About 1949
M965.199.1114
Poor Weather for Doves.
Cartoon
Poor Weather for Doves.
John Collins
About 1948
M965.199.8577
Poor Richard's Almana.
Cartoon
Poor Richard's Almana.
John Collins
1960
M965.199.8884
Makes It Tough On a Poor Pedestrian.
Cartoon
Makes It Tough On a Poor Pedestrian.
John Collins
About 1968
M965.199.9696
Poor Old Ferdinand.
Cartoon
Poor Old Ferdinand.
John Collins
1965
M965.199.1474

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