In the lithographic process used to print these images the design is drawn on the surface of a very flat polished stone with special wax pencils
one-man show in Spring of 1940
It includes 88 color illustrations documenting important works and presents aspects of his personal and professional life from each era
As seen on page 17 of Little Toot
Plantation Party, 1940 Size:Original Size - Stone Lithograph, 18.75 x 22.5 inches In the lithographic process usedPlantation Party, 1940, a limited edition stone lithograph by Ben Messick. Exhibited: Chouinard School of Art, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 1 15, 1941. Smithsonian Institution, Wash., D. C., March 27 April. 23, 1944. Literature: As seen in: Ben Messick, Stone Lithographs, page 19. Ben Messick by James R. Lafferty Sr..