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Title

IT'S THE BEST WE COULD DO.

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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
Support: 28.100 x 25.400 cm
Image: 24.600 x 21.400 cm

Scope and content

an original editorial cartoon depicting Pierre Trudeau explaining to Queen Elizabeth that the crowd to watch her sign the Canadian Constitution is small because people are looking for work

Conditions of access

Graphic (art)

99: Closed pending processing

Box
030132 Item no. assigned by LAC 154

90: Open

Other accession no.

1987-042 PIC
00154

Terms of use

Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1987-42-154
Copyright: Copyright assigned to Library and Archives Canada by Roy Carless.

Additional name(s)

Artist: Carless, Roy, 1920.
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott, 1919-2000.
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-
Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-

Additional information

Signatures and inscriptions

Inscribed. Signed.

Subject heading

1. Trudeau, Pierre Elliott,
2. Elizabeth
3. Philip,
4. political.
5. social.
6. politique.
7. / Trudeau, Pierre Elliott // Queen Elizabeth II // Prince Philip // Constitution // Unemployment // Royal family /.

Source

Private

Other system control no.

ICON34472

MIKAN no.

2865939