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Drawing
Border crossing between Kowloon and People's Republic of China
Artist
Duncan Macpherson
(1924-1993)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsHandwritten on paper taped on board, l.c. : SUMCHUN / Border crossing between / Kowloon & People's Republic / of China. / Day tripping Chinese loaded / down with goodies from / Kowloon - which as yet / they cannot gets in China. / rlway bridge / Cross on foot.; handwritten on board, c.r. : FLOURO / DOUBLE / PRINT / 55%; handwritten on board, l.r. : 75; handwritten on label glued on back, u.r. : # 230; printed label glued on back, l.l. : 072890
Period
20e siècle
Medium / Technique
Ink, wash, ink (flouro) and graphite on card taped on board
DimensionsCard: 28,2 × 36 cm (11 1/8 × 14 3/16 in.)
Board: 40,7 × 48,8 cm (16 × 19 3/16 in.)
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts
Origin
Ontario, Canada
Object NumberM2012.123.375
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by the R. Howard Webster Foundation and The Toronto Star
Status
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