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Artist: Leo Morey
Amazing Stories, Book Cover
By Leo Morey
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1934
Medium: Gouache on Board
Dimensions: 16.00" x 11.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Amazing Stories, Pulp Cover, August 1934
Exhibitions: A...
Category
1930s Leo Morey Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
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