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Jouer les seconds violons, c'est aussi un travail important
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Jouer les seconds violons, c'est aussi un travail important

Cartoon

Playing Second Fiddle Is an Important Job Too.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date 1949
Medium / Technique Ink, graphite and opaque white pigment on paper
Dimensions37.0 x 29.3 cm
Origin Canada
Object NumberM965.199.8398
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette
Status
Not on view

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This Nero Plays Second Fiddle.
This Nero Plays Second Fiddle.
John Collins
1940/12/23
M965.199.1969
Won't Play Second Fiddle.
Won't Play Second Fiddle.
John Collins
About 1958
M965.199.6325
Won't Play Second Fiddle.
Won't Play Second Fiddle.
John Collins
About 1959
M965.199.5173
An Important Piece.
An Important Piece.
John Collins
About 1946
M965.199.9970
Too Big a Job for One Finger.
Too Big a Job for One Finger.
John Collins
1945
M965.199.4682
Too Many Playing by Ear.
Too Many Playing by Ear.
John Collins
About 1953
M965.199.7348
Important When Setting Our Table.
Important When Setting Our Table.
John Collins
About 1946
M965.199.214
Man playing fiddle, painting, copied for J. A. McShane, 1919-20
Man playing fiddle, painting, copied for J. A. McShane, 1919-20
Wm. Notman & Son
1919-1920
VIEW-18185
The Second Team Goes in.
The Second Team Goes in.
John Collins
1955
M965.199.7389
Second Wave On the Beachhead.
Second Wave On the Beachhead.
John Collins
About 1958
M965.199.6345
Now for the Second Hole.
Now for the Second Hole.
John Collins
1956
M965.199.1256
The Ottawa Seconds.
The Ottawa Seconds.
John Collins
About 1955
M965.199.2479

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