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Drawing - A rusting freighter brought 2,700 Vietnam refugees to Hong Kong | McCord Museum
Un cargo rouillé a transporté 2700 réfugiés vietnamiens à Hong Kong
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Un cargo rouillé a transporté 2700 réfugiés vietnamiens à Hong Kong
Un cargo rouillé a transporté 2700 réfugiés vietnamiens à Hong Kong
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Drawing

A rusting freighter brought 2,700 Vietnam refugees to Hong Kong
Artist (1924-1993)
SignatureL.r. : Macpherson / TORONTO STAR
InscriptionsHandwritten on board, u.r. : Toronto Star [...] / D. Macpherson; handwritten on board, c.r. : FLOURO / DOUBLE / PRINT; handwritten on board, b. : 8 1/4" edit ng SATURDAY FLOURO / DOUBLE / PRINT / note : try and engrave the printed copy / in LINE CUT only. (for clarity / Thanks.); handwritten on label glued on back, u.l. : # 492; printed label glued on back, l.r. : 073162
Date 1978
Medium / Technique Wash, ink, ink (flouro), felt pen and graphite on card taped on board
DimensionsCard: 28,3 × 36,1 cm (11 1/8 × 14 3/16 in.) Board: 52,7 × 51 cm (20 3/4 × 20 1/16 in.)
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts
Origin Ontario, Canada
Object NumberM2012.123.390
DivisionDocumentary Art
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by the R. Howard Webster Foundation and The Toronto Star
Status
Not on view

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