Art, literature & historyLooking Upward
1928
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- woodcut in black on laid paper
- Dimensions
- image: 35.2 x 23.2 cm (13 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.) sheet: 55.9 x 43.2 cm (22 x 17 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1994.87.9
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Looking Upward — James Lesesne Wells. 1928.
Medium: woodcut in black on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 35.2 x 23.2 cm (13 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.) sheet: 55.9 x 43.2 cm (22 x 17 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1994.87.9. Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.