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Edward Laning
Edward Laning, Joe Jones Asleep

1943

$2,500
£1,908.74
€2,205.53
CA$3,509.53
A$3,911.73
CHF 2,052.35
MX$47,768.64
NOK 25,987.24
SEK 24,561.90
DKK 16,460.84

About the Item

This is a World War II drawing of the Missouri artist Joe Jones (1909-1963) by the New York artist Edward Laning (1906-1981). A typed note reads “Drawn in the Aleutians as correspondent for the War Department Art Unit.” Exhibition: The Restless Regionalist: The Art of Joe Jones, The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, Missouri, Summer, 2017. Signed and titled in ink. Dimensions are for the sheet.
  • Creator:
    Edward Laning (1906 - 1981, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1943
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 11 in (27.94 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU141026633632

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