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Leon DoliceEMPIRE STATE BUILDING Drawing Modern Modernism WPA Mid-Century NYC 1940s
1940s
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- Creator:Leon Dolice (1892 - 1960, American, Austrian)
- Creation Year:1940s
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 13 in (33.02 cm)
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- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU115625029392
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