JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935). A Rainy Day, Dream Blocks original illustration, 1908. Mixed media on board...

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JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH (American, 1863-1935)
A Rainy Day, Dream Blocks original illustration, 1908
Mixed media on board
21 x 15 in.
Signed lower left

This beautifully heartwarming illustration was published in the 1908 book Dream Blocks by Aileen Higgins. An absolutely classic mother and child image, it was also reproduced in color in both Jessie Willcox Smith: American Illustrator by Edward D. Nudelman, page 53, and Jessie Willcox Smith by S. Michael Schnessel, page 74.

More information about JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH. See also: Smith, Jessie Willcox, Jessie Willcox Smith Artist.

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