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-cd01-09847

COBJE144

Retrieved from storage.

The image shows a pin with an attached paperclip on it against a black background.

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

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The cartoon shows a large French fry character with arms outstretched standing next to an oversized basket of golden yellow fries labeled "French Fries." CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-09796 The cartoon depicts a computer monitor with eyes that appears to be alive holding paintbrushes while standing on its side; it's wearing an artist hat and has mustache-like lines drawn across its face, giving off a grumpy expression as if displeased or annoyed by the situation. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-09797 The cartoon depicts a pencil with an eraser on top of it that has been anthropomorphized to look like a person running away from two bananas who appear as if they're chasing after him, set against a black background. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-09798 The image shows a black and white illustration of an open book with pages facing outward on what appears to be a dark background. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-10034 The image shows a cartoon of an open book with pages that appear to be blank white space on either side; there is no visible text within this clip-art illustration. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-10035 The image shows a hand holding an electric drill with its cord coiled around it against a black background. CA-1997-imsi-masterclip-1997-cd01-10036