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Drawing
Working mother in Peking takes kid to work
Artist
Duncan Macpherson
(1924-1993)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsHandwritten on board, u.c. : LINE / CUT / 81%; handwritten on paper taped on board, c.r. : Working mother in Peking / takes Kid to work. The / factory probably has day-care / facility. Bikes are rigged / to freight just about anything. / Bikes costs 125-150 Canadian. / Quite expensive.; handwritten on board, l.r. : 86; handwritten on paper glued on back, u.l. : # 504; printed label glued on back, l.r. : 073174
Period
20e siècle
Medium / Technique
Ink and graphite on card taped on board
DimensionsCard: 35,8 × 28,2 cm (14 1/8 × 11 1/8 in.)
Board: 48,2 × 40,8 cm (19 × 16 1/16 in.)
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts
Origin
Ontario, Canada
Object NumberM2012.123.387
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by the R. Howard Webster Foundation and The Toronto Star
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