Children's Carnival
Artist
Paul Landacre
(born Columbus, Ohio, 1893; died Los Angeles, California, 1963)
Date1946
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (26.7 x 36.8 cm)
Mat Overall: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Image Overall: 8 1/2 × 12 in. (21.6 × 30.5 cm)
Mat Overall: 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8 cm)
Image Overall: 8 1/2 × 12 in. (21.6 × 30.5 cm)
ClassificationsPrint
Credit LinePersonal gift of Mrs. Carolyn Schneider
Terms
- figurative
- wood engraving (process)
Object number1970.183.2
DescriptionImage of a carnival at night, lit by large floodlights. There is a carousel at right and a tent at left. In the foreground on the left, a man sells balloons. On the right women and children walk toward the carnival. Suspended in the background is a ride consisting of blimp-like shapes suspended from a central pole. The image has a slightly fantastical or dreamlike quality.
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