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It's a Small World

1930

Leo Meissner

Associated Names

Leo Meissner

Artist, American, 1895 - 1977

This is a drawing of a street scene from a dog's perspective. The image includes various footwear and legs of individuals walking in different directions, along with the front part of a dog on a leash. The setting suggests a bustling city environment, with people wearing formal attire. In the background, part of a building is visible. Shadows help create depth in the depiction, showing the busy rhythm of city life from an unusual viewpoint.

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Artwork overview

Medium

wood engraving in black
Credit Line

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

image: 15 × 20 cm (5 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
sheet: 19.5 × 25.5 cm (7 11/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.3455
Catalogue Raisonné

Stiles 1980, no. 69

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1980

Stiles, Sarah. Leo Meissner: Prints. Boston, MA: Childs Gallery, 1980, no. 69.

Inscriptions

lower right in block: M; lower left in graphite: ITS A SMALL WORLD; lower center in graphite: Trial proof; lower right in graphite: Leo Meissner

Wikidata ID

Q76551429

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