A Greentail Mouse VIII by Leo Lionni Caribbean Endpaper illustration for Rip Van

Endpaper illustration for Rip Van Winkle

22" x 28" paper dimension (21

the Kimbell Art Museum's first director

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Etching on off-white wove paper

A Greentail Mouse VIII by Leo Lionni Caribbean Endpaper illustration for Rip VanThis is the offbeat fable of a city mouse who visits his peaceful country cousins and tells them about Mardi Gras in the city. The country mice are inspired to have their own Mardi Gras. And at first, it is fun wearing their masks with sharp teeth and tusks and scaring each other, but after a while, they begin believing that they really are ferocious animals. An artist estate approved, high resolution digital image of this wonderful book artwork has