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October Crisis, Memoir I/II

Dennis Tourbin

BIRTH YEAR 1946
BIRTH PLACE St. Catharines, Ontario
DEATH YEAR 1998
DEATH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
MEDIUM Ink on paper
DATE 1990
DIMENSIONS 97.8cm x 64.8cm
ACCESSION NUMBER 1992.03.01a-b
CREDIT LINE Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery: purchased with the support of OAG's Acquisition Endowment Fund, 1992
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Two black and white prints feature drawings of various news clippings related to the kidnapping of the former Quebec Labour Minister Pierre Laporte and diplomat James Cross during the October Crisis. The clippings are drawn in ink, and slightly overlap each other. They feature bits of text and imagery like portraits and images of the interior of a car (vehicle).

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