Consumer-graphics collection Est. 2026 · Vancouver

CLIPARCHIVE

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

Now cataloguing·MS Office 97 · PCPaintbrush 1994 · Print Shop Deluxe 1995 · SoftKey Ultimate 1996·New acquisitions posted daily·All objects recovered from circulating media·The whole store is the show·

Accession record

CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-02135

BCKLC086

Retrieved from storage.

The image shows a cartoon of an octopus holding up its tentacles as if it's making phone calls from two phones with one hand on each side while sitting in front of what appears to be a computer screen, which is blank and white.

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The same image circulated in multiple products. Each copy is catalogued; one is displayed.

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The image shows a stylized landscape with mountains under a blue sky at sunset, featuring trees on either side of what appears to be water flowing through them towards snow-capped peaks in the background; there is no text present within this clip art illustration. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-01888 The black and white illustration shows a decorative border with an oval design at its center featuring stars around it on either side of what appears to be a rose motif in between two symmetrical floral patterns, all within a rectangular frame that has intricate detailing along the edges; there is no text or action depicted. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-01889 The image shows a black background with white silhouettes of horses running across it from left to right. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-01890 The image shows a purple abstract shape with no discernible features against a dark background. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-02218 The black and white illustration shows a beach scene with two figures sitting on sandy ground near water's edge; there is no text present in this image. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-02219 The black and white photo shows a cityscape at night with buildings on both sides of an empty street where several silhouettes can be seen walking along one side. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-02220