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Cartoon - Trying to Keep His Nose to the Grindstone. | McCord Museum
Au travail
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Au travail
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

Trying to Keep His Nose to the Grindstone.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date About 1947
Medium / Technique Ink, graphite and opaque white pigment on paper
Dimensions36.7 x 29.0 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Canada
Object NumberM965.199.8327
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette
Status
Not on view

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Online Collections | McCord Museum - Montreal Social History Museum
Nose to the Grindstone.
Cartoon
Nose to the Grindstone.
John Collins
About 1960
M965.199.3988
Nose to the Grindstone.
Cartoon
Nose to the Grindstone.
John Collins
About 1949
M965.199.10056
Following His Nose.
Cartoon
Following His Nose.
John Collins
1956
M965.199.8696
Right Under His Nose
Cartoon
Right Under His Nose
John Collins
About 1944
M965.199.4597
Hard to Keep His Mind on His Work.
Cartoon
Hard to Keep His Mind on His Work.
John Collins
1948
M965.199.8252
Cutting Off His Nose to Spite His Face.
Cartoon
Cutting Off His Nose to Spite His Face.
John Collins
About 1951
M965.199.7776
Cutting Off His Nose to Spite His Face.
Cartoon
Cutting Off His Nose to Spite His Face.
John Collins
About 1959
M965.199.9083
Hard to Keep His Eye on the Ball.
Cartoon
Hard to Keep His Eye on the Ball.
John Collins
About 1947
M965.199.8186
Hard to Keep His Eye on the Ball.
Cartoon
Hard to Keep His Eye on the Ball.
John Collins
1948
M965.199.3633
"Keep Your Nose Out of Our Affairs".
Cartoon
"Keep Your Nose Out of Our Affairs".
John Collins
About 1961
M965.199.9012
"Just Keep Your Nose Out of our Affairs".
Cartoon
"Just Keep Your Nose Out of our Affairs".
John Collins
1961
M965.199.7409
Trying to Keep Both Going at Once.
Cartoon
Trying to Keep Both Going at Once.
John Collins
About 1951
M965.199.7793

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