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Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Economics

early 1940s

Leon Gordon Miller

Associated Names

Leon Gordon Miller

Artist, American, 1917 - 1985

The image displays bold, angular lines and geometric shapes woven with organic, curved forms. A large hand with an outstretched arm is central, surrounded by angular rooftops and textured surfaces resembling a cityscape. A figure on the left extends an arm upwards, interacting with the giant hand above. The composition suggests chaotic urban dynamics from an imaginative viewpoint.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut
Credit Line

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

Image: 248 x 252 mm
Sheet: 342 x 315 mm
Accession Number

2008.115.3538

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed: In pencil: lower left, Economics; lower right, Leon G. Miller

Wikidata ID

Q76551495

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