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In 1900, W. W. Denslow created two Father Goose comic pages.
Father Goose, His Book had been a huge hit the year before, and Denslow owned a joint copyright on the characters, together with L. Frank Baum. In some opinions, the success of the book was largely dependent on the artwork; it was certainly a uniquely produced book.
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This is the second comic page, from June, presenting
Father Goose at the Seashore. The verse is written by Paul West, who would co-author
The Pearl and the Pumpkin together with Denslow a few years later. This image has had some quick digital touch-up, as the original is rather rough around the edges!
2 comments:
Love the child riding the sea horse. Nice synchronicity with Denslow's trademark.
I also thought that was very appropriate!
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