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Lois LenskiProject Boy Illustration by Female Illustrator of the Golden Age1954
1954
$6,500
£4,991.38
€5,725.89
CA$9,133.26
A$10,228.68
CHF 5,337.16
MX$124,938.90
NOK 67,904.16
SEK 64,007.81
DKK 42,731.64
About the Item
Children's Book Illustrator Lois Lenski draws a complex figural narrative in a style that is reminiscent of how her subject would draw it. She deliberately uses black and white naive stick-like figures to evoke a childlike simplicity. Signed lower right. Inscription and printer's notes outside the live area. Reproduced in the book "Project Boy" 1954 about the lives of children living in a mid-century housing project. Unframed. Condition good. There is some toning on the extreme edges of the live area. Work is executed on paper mounted to a thin board. Board size 9.5 x 6
Provenance: Type Punch Matrix
- Creator:Lois Lenski (1893 - 1974, American)
- Creation Year:1954
- Dimensions:Height: 5.13 in (13.04 cm)Width: 6.63 in (16.85 cm)
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- Condition:some toning on extreme edges - executed on paper mounted to board.
- Gallery Location:Miami, FL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU385316734472
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