Consumer-graphics collection Est. 2026 · Vancouver

CLIPARCHIVE

A working museum of clip art, 1980s–early 2000s.

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47,484 objects on open display.

The cartoon shows a man with glasses holding an object that looks like a hammer over another figure who is lying on their back in front of him; both characters appear to be engaged in some sort of activity involving tools and objects, possibly related to construction or repair work. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12171 The cartoon shows a man sitting on an office chair with his feet up on another chair while wearing blue pants and holding onto a red tie around his neck; he is smiling contentedly in front of what appears to be a desk, which has no visible items or objects other than itself. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12172 The cartoon depicts a man running with his hand pointing upwards towards an idea bubble above him; he is dressed in blue suit pants and brown shoes, wearing glasses on top of his head. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12173 The cartoon shows a man running with his head filled by thought bubbles containing various clouds of different shapes; he is wearing a suit and tie. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12174 The cartoon shows a man dressed as Dick Tracy running with an open briefcase between two clocks displaying different times: 10 minutes past noon on one side and midnight on the other. He is depicted in black-and-white, wearing his signature blue suit and hat, carrying a gun holster under his arm while looking to his left as he runs forward. The background features an alarm clock with its hands pointing at different times of day: 10 minutes past noon (on the right) and midnight (on the left). There is no text present in this image. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12175 The cartoon depicts a man standing next to an old mechanical cash register on his desk with a surprised expression as he looks at it while holding what appears to be money in one hand and pointing towards something off-frame, possibly indicating that there is no change coming out of the machine or some issue. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12176 The cartoon shows a man dressed as an agent running with two briefcases; he is wearing a suit and tie, has brown hair, wears glasses, holds his hat in hand while looking to one side, and appears surprised by something off-frame. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12177 The image features a cartoon character dressed as an old man with blue suit holding a cane standing next to another figure who is wearing a top hat and has his hands in pockets looking at something off-camera, both characters appear to be waiting for someone outside during daylight hours on what looks like a city street. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12178 The cartoon shows a man standing at an office desk with two colleagues behind him; he is pointing to something on his computer screen while gesturing towards it with one hand raised in question mark formation. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12179 The illustration depicts a man wearing glasses sitting at his desk with an envelope on it next to him; he is holding up one finger as if making a point while looking directly ahead of himself. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12180 The cartoon shows a man dressed as an executive with briefcase walking down a hallway while smiling at something off-frame to his right side of image. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12181 The image shows a cartoon of an individual climbing up a ladder with their arms outstretched towards something labeled "PROMOTION." CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12182 The cartoon shows a man leaning over an open printer with his head inside it while looking at something on top of the machine that resembles a face; he is wearing glasses and has short hair. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12183 The cartoon depicts a scientist with purple bubbles coming out of his beaker while he is looking at them through a microscope under laboratory conditions. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12184 The cartoon shows a man dressed as an overweight businessman holding papers with money on them while standing next to another figure that appears to be handing him something; both figures have exaggerated facial features typical of clip-art illustrations, and there is no background detail provided in the image. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12185 The cartoon shows a man pouring coffee from an espresso machine into two cups while standing next to it on what appears to be a kitchen counter with various appliances in the background; there is also another person running past him, and three other people appear as small figures atop the machines. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12186 The cartoon shows a man sitting on an office chair with his feet up while another person stands behind him holding papers; both characters appear to be in conversation within what looks like an office environment. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12187 The cartoon shows a man with an exaggeratedly large head being hit by another person who is holding what appears to be a newspaper in their hand; there's also a small figure of a president-like character on top, seemingly reacting to something offscreen. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12188 The cartoon shows two panels: In panel A on top left, a man is pointing at an ATM machine with his finger raised in alarm; he has red hair and wears glasses. Panel B below it depicts another scene where this same character appears to be yelling or gesturing towards the camera while standing next to a similar-looking device that seems damaged by impact from above, as indicated by sparks flying out of its top right corner. The background is black with white highlights on both panels' borders and characters. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12189 The cartoon shows a man dressed as an orange suit with money flying out of his hands while he is jumping for joy in front of two dollar signs on either side. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12190 The image shows a cartoon of an older man with red hair wearing glasses standing next to his trophy that reads "GREAT JOB" in purple letters on top of it. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12191 The image shows a cartoon of two men: on top, an older man with glasses is pointing to something off-screen; below him stands another figure who appears surprised as he's being manipulated by strings from above into various poses and actions that suggest control or puppetry. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12192 The cartoon shows a man running with an open book titled "DUE TODAY" flying behind him; he is wearing blue jeans and has short hair. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12193 The illustration depicts a cartoon character sitting at an office desk with papers scattered around them; there's also a clock on the wall showing 10:35 pm. A stack of books is in front, and to their right stands another book or folder upright. To the left side of this scene are two stacks of paper being sorted through by hands that appear from behind the character. The overall setting suggests an office environment with a focus on work-related tasks such as organizing documents. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12194 The cartoon shows a man signing sales contracts at his desk with an illustration of him looking over them while seated on a chair in front of it. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12195 The cartoon shows a person holding up their phone with various question marks on it against an unrelated background of what appears to be a kitchen scene. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12196 The cartoon depicts a man standing at an easel with chalk in hand, teaching from behind it to students who appear attentive; he is wearing glasses, has brown hair, wears a blue suit and tie, holds up his finger as if emphasizing something important during the lesson. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12197 The cartoon shows a man standing next to an easel with whiteboard paper on it; he is pointing at something off-screen while holding up his finger as if making a point during presentation. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12198 The cartoon shows a man sitting at his desk with graphs on it; he is scratching his head while looking upwards towards them. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12200 The cartoon depicts a man lying on his back with an old telephone next to him while he is atop a desk in what appears to be a workspace environment. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12201 The cartoon shows a man sitting at his computer with an unusual gun pointed directly into it from above; he appears surprised as if caught off guard by this unexpected event. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12202 The cartoon shows two animated characters running towards a computer with an open mouth; it's set against black background. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12203 The cartoon shows a man standing next to an open cardboard box with various items spilling out onto the floor; he is wearing glasses over his eyes while holding what appears to be computer cables in one hand and looking down at them, seemingly confused by their tangled state or perhaps overwhelmed by work. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12204 The cartoon shows two men sitting at a desk with papers on it; both have exaggerated facial expressions: one is pointing while speaking animatedly to another who appears confused by his gestures. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12205 The cartoon shows two men standing side by side with speech bubbles above their heads; both have blue suits on and appear to be engaged in a conversation. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12206 The image shows a cartoon of an adult male character running with two briefcases while wearing business attire; he is depicted in black-and-white line drawing against a dark background. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12208 The cartoon shows a man sitting at his desk with an exaggeratedly large hand pointing towards him from behind it on top of some papers; he is wearing glasses and has short hair. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12209 The cartoon shows a man running with two guns crossed behind him; he is wearing glasses and has white hair. He's holding up his arms in excitement as if celebrating something. There's text on banners that say "deadline" at both ends of this scene, suggesting urgency or importance about the deadline mentioned by these signs. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12210 The image shows a cartoon of an office worker holding two phones to their ears while standing next to a desk with papers on it; another figure is shown sitting at that same desk using one phone and surrounded by various items like books, pens, scissors, stapler, clipboard, calculator, cup, keyboard, mouse. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12211 The cartoon depicts a man standing on top of an iceberg with his arms outstretched as if he is about to fall into it; there's no text present in this image. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12212 The cartoon shows a man giving thumbs up with his right hand while holding out an index finger on his left hand to indicate number one. He is wearing glasses and has short hair. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12213 The image shows a cartoon character with an exaggeratedly large head holding up several books that appear to be falling apart at their spines; there is no background detail visible in this clip-art illustration, focusing solely on these elements of the scene. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12214 The image shows a man standing behind another figure; both figures appear to be wearing suits with ties, suggesting formal attire for men in this context. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12215 The cartoon shows a man smoking from his pipe while holding cigars with both hands; he is wearing glasses and has gray hair. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12217 The image shows a cartoon of an office desk with papers scattered across it; above is a character's head peeking out from behind some paperwork that reads "Paper Jam." CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12218 The image features a cartoon of an animated character who appears to be pointing with his right hand while gesturing towards something off-screen. He is wearing a suit jacket over what seems like a red shirt underneath, and he has dark hair styled in a short cut. His facial expression suggests surprise or emphasis on the point being made by him. The background of the image is black but does not provide any additional context about setting or environment beyond that it's an animated scene with no other objects present besides the character himself. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12219 The image shows a cartoon of an older man with gray hair wearing glasses standing next to another figure that appears to be a younger person in yellow attire; both figures have green ties on their necks. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12220 The image shows a cartoon of an adult male with exaggerated facial features such as large eyes and eyebrows, wearing glasses, holding what appears to be a pen in his hand while standing against a black background that has some white text on it; he is dressed casually with no tie or visible shirt. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12221 The cartoon depicts a man with gray hair wearing glasses, dressed formally in a suit jacket over a red shirt paired with blue pants; he has an exaggerated smile showing teeth and is looking directly at the viewer against a plain background. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12222 The image shows a black and white striped pattern with no distinguishable content within it. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12223 The image shows a black silhouette of footprints on top of an orange floor plan with various rooms labeled by numbers 1 through 6 in white text against a gray background. There is no action depicted, and there are no objects other than those related to room numbering or the layout itself. No people or animals can be discerned from this image as it only contains footprints without any human figures present within them. The setting appears to represent an indoor space with multiple rooms connected by pathways indicated by lines between numbers 1 and 6, suggesting a floor plan of a house CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12224 The image shows a closeup of an object with multiple layers that resemble stacks of paper or fabric strips on top of each other in various shades of gray. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12225 The image shows a closeup of an object with multiple layers that resemble stacks of paper or fabric strips, creating patterns within each other; it is in black-and-white tones without any distinguishable features to identify objects, people, animals, actions, and setting specifically. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12226 The image shows a black and white striped pattern with no discernible content within it. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12227 The black background of a computer screen with no content displayed on it. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12228 The image shows a black square with white lines creating an abstract design against a gray background. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12229 The image shows a black and white striped pattern with no distinguishable content within it. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12230 The image shows a black background with no discernible content to provide details about any of these categories you mentioned. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12231 The image shows a black and white pixelated representation of an object with two distinct sections: on top is darker gray, while below it's lighter gray; there appears to be no specific action taking place as this seems more like abstract digital artwork rather than depicting any real-world scenario. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12232 The image shows a black line with two white rectangles on either side of it against a grey background. CA-1996-masterclips-35k-1996-12233