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“The next day when they went in swimming, Davey dove head-first off the springboard,” Illustration design for Nic of the Woods
Image Not Available for “The next day when they went in swimming, Davey dove head-first off the springboard,” Illustration design for Nic of the Woods

“The next day when they went in swimming, Davey dove head-first off the springboard,” Illustration design for Nic of the Woods

Artist Lynd Ward (American, 1905-1985)
Author Lynd Ward (American, 1905-1985)
Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (Boston, Massachusetts, founded 1880)
Datec. 1965
MediumGray gouache heightened with white on illustration board
DimensionsImage: 41.3 x 30.1 cm (16 1/4 x 11 7/8 in.)
Sheet (board): 45.7 x 33.6 cm (18 x 13 1/4 in.)
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineTransfer from Rutgers University Libraries
Object number85.005.012.004
Collections
Exhibition History- Lynd Ward Draws Stories: Inspired by Mexico's History, Mark Twain, and Adventures in the Woods, 07/07/2012-08/30/2013, Zimmerli Art Museum, Duvoisin Gallery

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Image Not Available for The next morning when Mr. Sugarplum..., illustration from Sugarplum House
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