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Cartoon - Jacques Duchesneau: “When a bathtub runs over, you’ve got a choice: mop up with a towel or turn off the tap… A closed-door inquiry turns off the tap” | McCord Museum
Jacques Duchesneau : « Quand une baignoire déborde, vous avez le choix : éponger avec une serviette ou fermer le robinet... Le huis clos, c'est fermer le robinet »
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Jacques Duchesneau : « Quand une baignoire déborde, vous avez le choix : éponger avec une serviette ou fermer le robinet... Le huis clos, c'est fermer le robinet »
Jacques Duchesneau : « Quand une baignoire déborde, vous avez le choix : éponger avec une serviette ou fermer le robinet... Le huis clos, c'est fermer le robinet »
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Cartoon

Jacques Duchesneau: “When a bathtub runs over, you’ve got a choice: mop up with a towel or turn off the tap… A closed-door inquiry turns off the tap”
Artist (Né / Born 1951)
SignatureL. r., GARNOTTE 2011-09-28
Date 2011
Medium / Technique Ink and graphite on bristol paper
Dimensions23 × 30.4 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM2015.124.167
DivisionDocumentary Art
CreditGift of Michel Garneau (Garnotte)
NotesThe second image presents the caricature as it was published in Le Devoir, after being finalized using drawing software.

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