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Cartoon - The Problem of Eating Our Cake and Having It Too. | McCord Museum
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Cartoon

The Problem of Eating Our Cake and Having It Too.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date About 1959
Medium / Technique Ink, graphite and opaque white pigment on paper
Dimensions37.4 x 29.2 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Canada
Object NumberM965.199.8766
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette
Status
Not on view

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Cartoon
You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It Too.
John Collins
About 1947
M965.199.239
Sounds Like the Other Entry is Having Trouble Too.
Cartoon
Sounds Like the Other Entry is Having Trouble Too.
John Collins
About 1951
M965.199.7667
"Oh No ! Not a Traffic Problem There Too !".
Cartoon
"Oh No ! Not a Traffic Problem There Too !".
John Collins
About 1955
M965.199.5275
Trying to Eat His Cake and Have It Too.
Cartoon
Trying to Eat His Cake and Have It Too.
John Collins
1969
M965.199.8030
You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat it too.
Cartoon
You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat it too.
John Collins
1943/03/13
M965.199.2043
"Having to Take our Styles from England !".
Cartoon
"Having to Take our Styles from England !".
John Collins
About 1968
M965.199.6772
An Early Descent Doesn't Seem to Be One of Our Problems.
Cartoon
An Early Descent Doesn't Seem to Be One of Our Problems.
John Collins
About 1968
M965.199.6688
Careful We Don't Get Too Big for Our Bridges.
Cartoon
Careful We Don't Get Too Big for Our Bridges.
John Collins
1960/03/09
M965.199.2381
We Have Our Book Burnings Too.
Cartoon
We Have Our Book Burnings Too.
John Collins
1953
M965.199.6094
We're Already Too Big for Our Bridges.
Cartoon
We're Already Too Big for Our Bridges.
John Collins
About 1955
M965.199.392
New Icing for the "Pound" Cake.
Cartoon
New Icing for the "Pound" Cake.
John Collins
About 1949
M965.199.8401
The Shrinking Birthday Cake.
Cartoon
The Shrinking Birthday Cake.
John Collins
About 1959
M965.199.5074

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