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L'homme évolue-t-il à l'envers?
L'homme évolue-t-il à l'envers?

Cartoon

Is Man Evolving Backwards ?.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date About 1967
Medium / Technique Ink, graphite and opaque white pigment on card
Dimensions35.7 x 27.7 cm
Origin Canada
Object NumberM965.199.9276
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette

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"I Say, Aren't You Going at His Backwards ?".
"I Say, Aren't You Going at His Backwards ?".
John Collins
About 1963
M965.199.2611
Learning to Skate Backwards.
Learning to Skate Backwards.
John Collins
1962
M965.199.7205
No Going Backwards
No Going Backwards
Serge Chapleau
1993
M996.10.436
101 Metres Freestyle, Backwards
101 Metres Freestyle, Backwards
Serge Chapleau
1993
M996.10.428
The Olympics going backwards
The Olympics going backwards
Terry Mosher
1975
M2006.142.33
And Nobody Willing to Take a Step backward.
And Nobody Willing to Take a Step backward.
John Collins
About 1953
M965.199.9505
The Great Leap Backward.
The Great Leap Backward.
John Collins
About 1962
M965.199.8315
The Moonwalk, or How to Go Backward When Walking Forward
The Moonwalk, or How to Go Backward When Walking Forward
Serge Chapleau
1985
M996.10.267
John Manley Takes a Backward Step
John Manley Takes a Backward Step
Serge Chapleau
2000
M2001.99.42.1-2
The Forgotten Man.
The Forgotten Man.
John Collins
About 1945
M965.199.4529
White Man's Burden.
White Man's Burden.
John Collins
About 1965
M965.199.937
Man and his World.
Man and his World.
John Collins
1967
M965.199.5847

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