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But, Officer, I'm Only Dreaming by William Steig — VisualArtsDB

But, Officer, I'm Only Dreaming

But, Officer, I'm Only Dreaming

1952

Medium: Brush and black ink and gray wash, with traces of incising and white gouache, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 28 × 24.4 cm (11 1/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Genre: drawings (visual works)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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