Little Nemo in Slumberland: "I don't like this, one little tiny bit, not one tiny weenie bit"

Winsor McCay, 1906

The drawing depicts a whimsical journey to a dream realm, illustrated in a series of scenes. The narrative unfolds in eight panels, showing different stages of the adventure from preparation and launch to the… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Winsor McCay ¹
Date: 1906 ¹
Medium: pen and black ink and brush and black ink over graphite on two joined sheets of paperboard ¹
Original: 5,525 × 6,980 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Richard S. Zeisler Fund

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The image shows a monument-like structure, potentially a tombstone, with the letters "A.M.G." engraved on it. Lush foliage partially blocks the view of the structure, depicted with fine pencil strokes. The drawing…

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