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Sous l'épée de Damoclès
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Sous l'épée de Damoclès

Cartoon

Under the Sword of Damocles.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date About 1953
Medium / Technique Ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions37.0 x 29.4 cm
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM965.199.602
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette
Status
Not on view

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Sword of Damocles.
Sword of Damocles.
John Collins
About 1960
M965.199.8893
Sword of Damocles.
Sword of Damocles.
John Collins
About 1947
M965.199.7435
Sword of Damocles-1941.
Sword of Damocles-1941.
John Collins
1941/07/09
M965.199.3153
Sword of Damocles.
Sword of Damocles.
John Collins
1943/05/26
M965.199.2099
Three swords of Damocles for the CEQ-CSN-FTQ common front
Three swords of Damocles for the CEQ-CSN-FTQ common front
Garnotte
1997
M2007.69.164
Minister Bolduc’s sword of Damocles…
Minister Bolduc’s sword of Damocles…
Garnotte
2009
M2012.51.206
Damocles in the Pacific.
Damocles in the Pacific.
John Collins
1944
M965.199.8616
Damocles M. P.
Damocles M. P.
John Collins
1940-1945
M965.199.190
Two-Edged Sword.
Two-Edged Sword.
John Collins
1956
M965.199.9066
Sword of "DEM"ocles.
Sword of "DEM"ocles.
John Collins
1952
M965.199.5412
Sword of Clemocles.
Sword of Clemocles.
John Collins
About 1951
M965.199.700
The Pen Must Be as Mighty as the Sword.
The Pen Must Be as Mighty as the Sword.
John Collins
About 1945
M965.199.4514

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