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Sketch of Street Scene Outside Queen's Court On Parthenais Street

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Item

Date:

January 4 - March 13, 1971

Reference:

Box number: BK-234

Type of material:

Art

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2874086

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Duncan Macpherson fonds

Sketches of the Front de libération du Québec trial

Sketch of Street Scene Outside Queen's Court On Parthenais Street
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Date(s):

January 4 - March 13, 1971

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 drawing / dessin : pencil on wove paper
Support 27.500 x 35.200 cm

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a pencil sketch of the scene outside the courtroom in Montréal with automobiles, Recto: Parthenais Street - blue bus that brought the accused from Bordeaux is parked in front of the courthouse, as well as two police cars. The building on the othe side of the street is red brick. The building at the end of the street is of grey stone. A lampost stands close to the bus., Verso: Front door to the Courthouse. Prosonner's [sic] elevator -- it has a green door. The wall beside it is blue, with a red tile lower section. A white door is on the other side of the room. The floor is grey terazzo., Recto: Street close by the courthouse. Verso: The accused were brought in through this door for arraignment from the Bordeaux jail., This collection contains 9 sketchbooks and 15 (approx.) large works. The sketches for political cartoons, mostly of FLQ trials, 1970-71.

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Artist: Macpherson, Duncan Ian, 1924-1993

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General note:

Set: Sketches for the F. L. Q. Crisis Trials

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed. Signed. Dated., Inscription: Recto: Various notes, as - barred green windows [l.l.]; Bordeaux express. [centre] Rue Sainte Thérèse. [u.l.]; Verso: Various notes, as - Ascenceur des prisonners. [sic] [u.r.]

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C-039665 : recto

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[Street Scene Outside Queen's Court on Parthenais Street] 1971
Subject heading:

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political

social

politique

Montréal (Québec)

October crisis / F.L.Q
Source:

Private

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1971-048 PIC
00052
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [1971-048]

[Consultation 90 Open]

BK-234 Item no. assigned by LAC 52

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1971-048]

[Consultation 90 Open]

C-039665 Item no. assigned by LAC 52

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1971-48-52R Source: Gift of Mr. Duncan Macpherson, Toronto, Ontario.
Copyright: Estate of Duncan Macpherson. Copies not to be provided without the express written consent of the Estate of Duncan Macpherson

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