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Two A.M.

1942

Cooper Nott Lansing

Associated Names

Cooper Nott Lansing

Artist, American, 1910 - 1992

This is a drawing of a group of animals fighting a fire at night. The scene shows creatures in helmets using a ladder to climb onto a roof. One of them holds an axe, appearing to break something on the roof. There are two small structures nearby. The drawing uses hatching and cross-hatching to create light, shadow, and depth, with swirling motions in the sky to depict urgency and action.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

stone: 497 x 392 mm
image: 402 x 321 mm
sheet: 558 x 431 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3047

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Signed: C. Lansing on stone, lower right

Wikidata ID

Q76549652

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