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Cartoon - The Writing on the Wall. | McCord Museum
Il n'y a pas de pire aveugle que celui qui ne veut pas voir
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Il n'y a pas de pire aveugle que celui qui ne veut pas voir
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Cartoon

The Writing on the Wall.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. r. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date 1943/05/04
Medium / Technique Ink, crayon, graphite and opaque white pigment on card
Dimensions38.3 x 28.1 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Documentary Objects - Graphic Documents
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM965.199.2083
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
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The Wailing Wall.
John Collins
1944
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John Collins
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The Handwriting on the Wall.
John Collins
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Soviet Writing Today.
John Collins
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Cartoon
The Great Wall of China.
John Collins
About 1958
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Cartoon
"Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall-".
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1962
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Cartoon
Time to Put Our Backs to the Wall Not Our Faces.
John Collins
About 1958
M965.199.6161
Another Communist Wall.
Cartoon
Another Communist Wall.
John Collins
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M965.199.3778

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