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Let the Living Rise

1937

Leon Gilmour

Associated Names

Leon Gilmour

Artist, American, 1907 - 1996

In the image, there are bold sweeping lines curving from left to right to form an abstract wave-like shape in the foreground. There is a muscular figure with an outstretched arm and small silhouetted airplanes flying through the sky. The image uses patterns and shadows to convey movement and depth.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

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

block: 200 x 285 mm
sheet: 283 x 356 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.2118

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Let the Living Rise 3/50 in pencil, lower left corner; signed: Leon Gilmour in pencil, lower right corner

Wikidata ID

Q76549308

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