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Image Not Available for Chenille Crests (individually titled: a. Down the Drink (1988), b. Le Fin (1988), c. Ouroboros (1988), d. Phoenix with a P (1988), e. Post Mortem (1988), f. When the Fur Flies (1988), g. Eye of the Beholder (1989), h. Lucre (1989), i. Cartouché (1991), j. Passion over Reason (1991).)
Chenille Crests (individually titled: a. Down the Drink (1988), b. Le Fin (1988), c. Ouroboros (1988), d. Phoenix with a P (1988), e. Post Mortem (1988), f. When the Fur Flies (1988), g. Eye of the Beholder (1989), h. Lucre (1989), i. Cartouché (1991), j. Passion over Reason (1991).)
Image Not Available for Chenille Crests (individually titled: a. Down the Drink (1988), b. Le Fin (1988), c. Ouroboros (1988), d. Phoenix with a P (1988), e. Post Mortem (1988), f. When the Fur Flies (1988), g. Eye of the Beholder (1989), h. Lucre (1989), i. Cartouché (1991), j. Passion over Reason (1991).)

Chenille Crests (individually titled: a. Down the Drink (1988), b. Le Fin (1988), c. Ouroboros (1988), d. Phoenix with a P (1988), e. Post Mortem (1988), f. When the Fur Flies (1988), g. Eye of the Beholder (1989), h. Lucre (1989), i. Cartouché (1991), j. Passion over Reason (1991).)

Date1988-91/2010
Artist General Idea Canadian, 1969 - 1994
Copyright Holder General Idea Canadian, 1969 - 1994
Mediumembroidered chenille felt
Dimensionseach 24 x 21 cm
ClassificationsTextile/Fibre Art
Credit LineGift of the Estate of General Idea
Object number2014-039.A-.J
DescriptionSet of 10, embroidery on crest-shaped chenille felt
Collections
  • University of Toronto Collection
Image Not Available for Armoury Post Cards (individually titled: a. When the Fur Flies; b. Down the Drink; c. The Deviner; d. Juggler; e. One Poodle’s Puddle is another Poodle at Sea; f. Ouroboros; g. Houndstooth Virus; h. Le Fin)
Armoury Post Cards (individually titled: a. When the Fur Flies; b. Down the Drink; c. The Deviner; d. Juggler; e. One Poodle’s Puddle is another Poodle at Sea; f. Ouroboros; g. Houndstooth Virus; h. Le Fin)
General Idea
1987
Image Not Available for Joan R. Randall, Chair of Governing Council, 1988-89
Joan R. Randall, Chair of Governing Council, 1988-89
Arthur Edward Cleeve Horne
c. 1990
Palmdale Sheppard, Scarborough, 1988
Palmdale Sheppard, Scarborough, 1988
Robin Collyer
1988
2310 Islington Ave., Etobicoke, 1988
2310 Islington Ave., Etobicoke, 1988
Robin Collyer
1988
Image Not Available for The Armoury of the Miss General Idea Pavillion: The Standards (individually titled: a. Control Group; b. Lucre; c. Eye of the Beholder; d. ¥en)
The Armoury of the Miss General Idea Pavillion: The Standards (individually titled: a. Control Group; b. Lucre; c. Eye of the Beholder; d. ¥en)
General Idea
1990
Image Not Available for Fear Management (individually titled: a. Cornucopia: The Birth of the Red, White and Blue; b. Dr. Brute Shield; c. The Honeymoon is Over; d. Passion over Reason; e. Nine Lives; f. Down the Drink; g. Eyeyeye; h. The Hand of the Spirit of Miss General Idea.)
Fear Management (individually titled: a. Cornucopia: The Birth of the Red, White and Blue; b. Dr. Brute Shield; c. The Honeymoon is Over; d. Passion over Reason; e. Nine Lives; f. Down the Drink; g. Eyeyeye; h. The Hand of the Spirit of Miss General Idea.)
General Idea
1987
Image Not Available for Portrait of Rose Wolfe, Chancellor, 1991-97
Portrait of Rose Wolfe, Chancellor, 1991-97
Brenda Bury
1997
Rebinding Edward Curtis' "The North American Indian": Chief Black Eagle (Wa-budil-sa-pa) - 1908 - Assiniboine & Kevin Haywahe - Assiniboine, 1991
Rebinding Edward Curtis' "The North American Indian": Chief Black Eagle (Wa-budil-sa-pa) - 1908 - Assiniboine & Kevin Haywahe - Assiniboine, 1991
Jeff Thomas
2005
Image Not Available for When the Fur Flies
When the Fur Flies
General Idea
1986
Image Not Available for Phoenix with a P
Phoenix with a P
General Idea
1986
Dr. A. Richard Ten Cate, Dean 1977-1989
Dr. A. Richard Ten Cate, Dean 1977-1989
Dennis Noble
1989
Image Not Available for Portrait of Robert J. McGavin, Chairman of the Board of Governors, 1989-93
Portrait of Robert J. McGavin, Chairman of the Board of Governors, 1989-93
Istvan Nyikos