The Oz Enthusiast

A week or two ago I acquired two of the large prints (the Kalidahs and the Attack of the Fighting Trees) that were used in the local exhibit...

What would summer be without an Oz project to work on? Lately I've been having fun playing with a series of small (12" x 12") ...

In 1897, Rand McNally published an edition of The Evolution of Dodd with a W. W. Denslow cover. This book is a rather moralizing chastiseme...

Since L. Frank Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in Chicago, and the Oz books were published there, it seems only appropriate that the ...

I've just picked up a vintage wallpaper catalog for San-Kro- Mura brand wallpapers. I'm guessing the name San-Kro-Mura refers to sa...

This is a bit off topic as it has nothing to do with Oz, but I found it fascinating. Last night I went to an exhibit of paintings by William...

Last weekend was our local annual book fair. This was the 19th year, and I've attended every one - and I've managed to find a number...

Shifting Sands , by Frederic Burton, is another novel published by Rand McNally in 1898 with a cover design by W. W. Denslow. The title feel...

Sunday Press has produced an impressive volume of the Queer Visitors from the Land of Oz comic pages from 1904-1905. The pages are present...

John R. Neill created many dazzling illustrations for the Oz series. He was also known for hiding faces in a number of his drawings, adding ...

A couple months ago on eBay, several artifacts from the 1984 Disney production of Return to Oz were put up for auction. I didn't acquir...

Here's another wonderful piece that doesn't belong to me, although I have seen it in person. The photo is from an auction house lis...

Friday night was the opening of the local exhibition of Graham Rawle's illustrations for The Wizard of Oz . The show is being held at th...

This illustration from The Marvelous Land of Oz has always been one of my favorites. I would love to see the original if it still exists! H...

I just ran across this, a little late but still in plenty of time to attend. An exhibition at my alma mater of Graham Rawle's artwork fo...

Today I'm showing something that is not in my collection, although it's some- thing I'd love to have! This is an example of an e...

I'm afraid I've been neglecting my blog entries, but it's been a hectic few weeks here. We've been moving our studio to a ne...

Phoebe Tilson is another Rand McNally title with a W. W. Denslow cover design. This time around Denslow has created a delicate image, very d...

A while back I featured a W. W. Denslow cover for a book published by Rand McNally called The Fifth of November . I've recently picked ...

A while back, I showed two variations of the cover of Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work . The first was the original cover which included a sh...