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-cd01-09335

CMENO163

Retrieved from storage.

The black and white cartoon shows a man holding up an empty sign with his finger pointing at it while another person stands behind him looking confusedly towards their left side of frame where there is no visible content on the sign, suggesting that he might be presenting something or trying to figure out what should go in its place.

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

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The cartoon depicts a man dressed as Sherlock Holmes running with magnifying glasses over his eyes while holding onto a hat in one hand and boots in another. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-09296 The image shows a cartoon of an animated cowboy character standing on his knees with arms outstretched as if dancing in front of him; he is wearing chaps, boots, and has a gun holster around one hip. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-09297 The cartoon shows a man carrying two boxes on his back while walking forward with an exaggeratedly large smile. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-09298 The image shows a cartoon of two figures: an adult figure running with their arms outstretched towards something on wheels that appears to be green in color; both characters have red shoes. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-09509 The image shows a cartoon of an animated man with his hand on his head, appearing to be confused or surprised by something off-screen. He is wearing a blue shirt and tie, khaki pants, and has short hair. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-09510 The image shows a cartoon of an individual who appears to be pointing upwards with their right hand while holding what looks like a hammer in their left hand. They have on blue overalls and seem to be standing upright, possibly indicating some form of work-related activity or construction theme. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-09511