Philippe, Reading is Magic aka Tome on the Book-Plinth

Rejected* by the Library of Congress as the signature illustration for the 2017 Summer Reading Program, here we see Philippe encountering what seems to be a magical tome or grimoire on a curious pedestal in the middle of an effervescent landscape. 5" x 8", Micron pen and white pencil on thick 1/16" paperboard. Dated 2017.

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