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TURN ON TO THIS ROUTE, LET'S HOPE IT'S BETTER

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Date:

1980-1987.

Type of material:

Art

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Item ID number:

3718904

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Ollie Simpkins fonds

TURN ON TO THIS ROUTE, LET'S HOPE IT'S BETTER
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1980-1987.

Place:

Ontario:

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

1 drawing pen and black ink over pencil with opaque white on paper.
Support 26.300 x 46.600 cm

Language of material:

English

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One of a group of original cartoon drawings executed for Laurentian Publishing Ltd. publications "Northern Life" and "Northern Ontario Business," ca. 1980-1987. Some were likely produced for the "Sudbury Star." This cartoon depicts Mel Soucie, District Economist, directing John Q. Public to drive his car on Route 84 instead of Route 83.

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Artist: Simpkins, Ollie, 1911-1991

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General note:

Bird pictogram on snow beside car.

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed in opaque white, u.r.: MEL SOUCIE / in pen and black ink: DISTRICT ECONOMIST [on tuque of man holding map] ; c.l.: ROUTE / '83 [on road-side sign] ; c.: JOHN Q. / PUBLIC [on luggage on top of car] ; c.r.: ROUTE / '84 [on map] ; l.l.: SIMPKINS ; l.r.: "TURN ON TO THIS ROUTE, LET'S / HOPE ITE' BETTER
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cartoon

political

social
Source:

Private

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R11524-00023
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
Consultation with the assistance of an art archivist. Reproduction or publication requires estate permission.

Item no. assigned by LAC [R11524-00023] 23

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. R11524-23
Copyright: Estate of Ollie Simpkins.

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