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Title

KING CANUTE.

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Item (linked) part of

Roy Carless fonds [graphic material] (R9359-0-4-E)

Place of creation

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent

1 drawing / dessin : pen and brush and black ink with opaque white and grey wash over pencil on wove paper
Support: 53.700 x 37.300 cm
Image: 45.600 x 30.600 cm

Scope and content

an original editorial cartoon depicting Pierre Elliott Trudeau as King Canute attempting to stop the wave of dissatisfaction among postal workers

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

99: Closed pending processing

Box
030136 Item no. assigned by LAC 530

90: Open

Other accession no.

1987-042 PIC
00530

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1987-42-530
Copyright: Copyright assigned to Library and Archives Canada by Roy Carless.

Additional name(s)

Artist: Carless, Roy, 1920.
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott, 1919-2000.

Additional information

Signatures and inscriptions

Inscribed. Signed.

Subject heading

1. Trudeau, Pierre Elliott,
2. political.
3. social.
4. politique.
5. / Trudeau, Pierre Elliott // Post office // Crown corporations // Strikes /.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

ICON34878

MIKAN no.

2866319