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Le numéro du lancer des couteaux
Le numéro du lancer des couteaux

Cartoon

The Great Knife-Throwing Act.
Artist (1917-2007)
SignatureL. l. within image, JOHN COLLINS
Date About 1953
Medium / Technique Ink, graphite and opaque white pigment on paper
Dimensions36.8 x 29.0 cm
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Object NumberM965.199.690
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of John Collins - The Gazette
Status
Not on view

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Throwing Away the Brake.
Throwing Away the Brake.
John Collins
1949
M965.199.653
The Knife with Two Blades.
The Knife with Two Blades.
John Collins
About 1947
M965.199.241
Throwing His Weight Around.
Throwing His Weight Around.
John Collins
About 1961
M965.199.8975
Throwing His Weight Around.
Throwing His Weight Around.
John Collins
About 1959
M965.199.5064
Harpoon throwing, Great Whale River, Quebec, 1920
Harpoon throwing, Great Whale River, Quebec, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.1.7
Harpoon throwing, Great Whale River, Quebec, 1920
Harpoon throwing, Great Whale River, Quebec, 1920
Robert L. Ridley
1920
M2013.36.2.1.8
Spoiling the Act.
Spoiling the Act.
John Collins
About 1949
M965.199.10112
Don't Fall for His Act.
Don't Fall for His Act.
John Collins
About 1951
M965.199.7683
Waiting for the Next Part of the Act.
Waiting for the Next Part of the Act.
John Collins
About 1955
M965.199.7913
The Balancing Act.
The Balancing Act.
John Collins
1964
M965.199.2846
Spoiling the Act.
Spoiling the Act.
John Collins
About 1962
M965.199.7039
The Spending Act-Guess Who Take the Bows.
The Spending Act-Guess Who Take the Bows.
John Collins
About 1965
M965.199.1590

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