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I'd rather be red than dead

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Date:

1982

Reference:

R12283-81-0-E, Volume number: 2

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4750186

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Vance Rodewalt fonds

I'd rather be red than dead
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Date(s):

1982

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1 drawing : pen and brush and black ink over pencil on board ; 38.1 x 25.4 cm.

Language of material:

English

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Original editorial cartoon depicting a chicken with the head of John "Jack" Horner, pulling a CN train worm out of a whole in the earth. A pin on its hat reads: I'd rather be red than dead. This alludes to Horner raising a 'red herring' to avoid a general audit of the CNR.

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Artist: Rodewalt, Vance, 1946-

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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [R12283]

[Consultation 90 Open]

2 Item no. assigned by LAC 84

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Copyright: Vance Rodewalt; Credit: Library and Archives Canada, R12283-84

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24