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Tel un oiseau dans une cage dorée
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Tel un oiseau dans une cage dorée
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

Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date About 1946
Medium / Technique Ink, graphite and opaque white pigment on paper
Dimensions36.7 x 29.3 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Canada
Object NumberM965.199.9565
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
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
Cartoon
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
John Collins
1945
M965.199.4357
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
Cartoon
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
John Collins
1942/08/07
M965.199.3429
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
Cartoon
Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage.
John Collins
1943/09/21
M965.199.2198
The Bird and the Gilded Cage.
Cartoon
The Bird and the Gilded Cage.
John Collins
About 1946
M965.199.1425
Only a Bird in a Guilty Cage.
Cartoon
Only a Bird in a Guilty Cage.
John Collins
About 1949
M965.199.8057
Only Room for One at the Top of the Tree.
Cartoon
Only Room for One at the Top of the Tree.
John Collins
1953
M965.199.7363
Sometimes the Size of a Tree Can Only Be Measured after It's Down.
Cartoon
Sometimes the Size of a Tree Can Only Be Measured after It's Down.
John Collins
1959
M965.199.5025
Only Hurting Himself.
Cartoon
Only Hurting Himself.
John Collins
About 1948
M965.199.3558
If Only We Could Leave the Decorations Up All Year Round.
Cartoon
If Only We Could Leave the Decorations Up All Year Round.
John Collins
About 1952
M965.199.5481
Only the Framework.
Cartoon
Only the Framework.
John Collins
About 1949
M965.199.680
Now They Can Only See the Negatives.
Cartoon
Now They Can Only See the Negatives.
John Collins
About 1957
M965.199.6214
The Only Way to Get Together.
Cartoon
The Only Way to Get Together.
John Collins
About 1946
M965.199.2916

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