David sat down on the wooden bench and took up a big blue star

David sat down on the wooden bench and took up a big blue star
David sat down on the wooden bench and took up a big blue star

David sat down on the wooden bench and took up a big blue star

Date1895
Artist (American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration CitationThe Garden behind the Moon: A Real Story of the Moon Angel, by Howard Pyle (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895).
MediumBlack and white oil on illustration board
Dimensions12 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (31.1 x 23.8 cm)
frame: 16 7/8 × 14 in. (42.9 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1915
Object number1915-55
On View
On view
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextOne of David's tasks in the Garden Behind the Moon is polishing stars.