Art, Symbol & Imagination
A Small Figure beneath the Great Arch
A small dark silhouette walks across a pale winding ground beneath immense hanging black forms. The exaggerated architecture dwarfs the solitary figure.
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John Vassos. "A Small Figure beneath the Great Arch" [editorial title]. In The Harlot’s House and Other Poems, Oscar Wilde; John Vassos. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1929; interpretations by John Vassos., 1929, E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Source scan leaf 12. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0614-0012
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John Vassos. A Small Figure beneath the Great Arch. The Harlot’s House and Other Poems. Scan leaf 12. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0614-0012