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Cartoon - The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back. | McCord Museum
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Cartoon

The Straw that Broke the Camel's Back.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date About 1970
Medium / Technique Ink, graphite and opaque white pigment on paper
Dimensions36.8 x 29.4 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Canada
Object NumberM965.199.6428
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette

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The Camels are Back !
Georgine Strathy
1970-1979
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The Camel's Hump.
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The Camel's Hump.
John Collins
About 1964
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"Nobody Here But Us Camels".
Cartoon
"Nobody Here But Us Camels".
John Collins
About 1956
M965.199.496
"It Didn't Say Anything About Camels !".
Cartoon
"It Didn't Say Anything About Camels !".
John Collins
1958
M965.199.6304
The Camel's Hump.
Cartoon
The Camel's Hump.
John Collins
About 1969
M965.199.6872
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Gelatin silver glass plate negative
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Henri Richard
1920/05/24
MP-1994.9.589
The Bandwagon Broke Down.
Cartoon
The Bandwagon Broke Down.
John Collins
About 1962
M965.199.3831
The Last Straw.
Cartoon
The Last Straw.
John Collins
About 1939
M965.199.4091
The Two-Hump Camel.
Cartoon
The Two-Hump Camel.
John Collins
1958
M965.199.6191
"Look, I'm a Camel".
Cartoon
"Look, I'm a Camel".
John Collins
1957
M965.199.6409
You Can Lead a Camel to Water.
Cartoon
You Can Lead a Camel to Water.
John Collins
About 1959
M965.199.6018
The Camel and the Eye of the Needle.
Cartoon
The Camel and the Eye of the Needle.
John Collins
1956/05/21
M965.199.8514

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