Miracle of miracles, it's my cart
Date1919
Artist
Elizabeth Shippen Green
(American painter and illustrator, 1871–1954)
Illustration Citation"The Cart of Many Colors: A Story of Italy" by Nannine La Villa Meiklejohn. New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, first printing 1919; second printing 1920. From Little Schoolmates Series
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions14 × 11 1/4 in. (35.6 × 28.6 cm)
Credit LineGayle and Alene Hoskins Endowment Fund, 2006
Object number2006-4
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextIn The Cart of Many Colors, part of the educational series "Little Schoolmates," a talented boy in Italy paints his donkey cart with beautiful colors and designs. During World War I, the Italian army commandeers all carts for military use. In this scene, the aspiring artist is reunited with his cart and hears about its role in the War. 
Elizabeth Shippen Green
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