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TOTO CAIRN TERRIER DOG PRINT WIZARD OF OZ POSTER
The2FunAdGuyz offer a new, high quality reproduction art print of one of the original full color plates from the 1900 book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by artist William Wallace Denslow. These rare prints are based on original, lithographs scanned from the early 1900s book. This print is one of the original fifteen images we located and were able to restore to their full original glory. You can see and purchase all fifteen as a set by clicking here. Together these illustrations comprise a unique look at the way the original author and artist, working as a team, visualized the characters and essentially forever changed the style of children’s books. Since there were differences between the original book and the popular movie, these illustrations are a trip back in time to look at the original vision of the author and artist.
Denslow created this very charming image to illustrate the moment when Dorothy Gale and Toto meet the Princess of the China People. The small dog is the one that barked at Dorothy and her fellow travelers when they were on the wall. In addition, we see the clown, a woman with a shepherds’ crook, and a man with a musical instrument.
The event depicted in this image occurs in Chapter 20, entitled “The Dainty China Country”. Here is the passage in the original book:
“Before them was a great stretch of country having a floor as smooth and shining and white as the bottom of a big platter. Scattered around were many houses made entirely of china and painted in the brightest colors. These houses were quite small, the biggest of them reaching only as high as Dorothy's waist. There were also pretty little barns, with china fences around them; and many cows and sheep and horses and pigs and chickens, all made of china, were standing about in groups. But the strangest of all were the people who lived in this queer country. There were milkmaids and shepherdesses, with brightly colored bodices and golden spots all over their gowns; and princesses with most gorgeous frocks of silver and gold and purple; and shepherds dressed in knee breeches with pink and yellow and blue stripes down them, and golden buckles on their shoes; and princes with jeweled crowns upon their heads, wearing ermine robes and satin doublets; and funny clowns in ruffled gowns, with round red spots upon their cheeks and tall, pointed caps. And, strangest of all, these people were all made of china, even to their clothes, and were so small that the tallest of them was no higher than Dorothy's knee.
Excerpt quoted from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, Published by Geo. M Hill Co., Chicago, IL, 1900
ARTIST:W. (William) W. (Wallace) Denslow. Get additional details about Denslow on our Wizard of Oz Collection page by clicking here.
 ARTIST SYMBOL: Each illustration has the well-known Denslow symbol of a cartoon seahorse with the letters “Den.,” (see side illustration) on some portion of the image. W. W. Denslow loved seahorses. He produced cast iron decorative pieces while he was a member of the Roycrofters, an art and crafts community in New York State.
IMPORTANT NOTE: W.W. Denslow created these illustrations as black and white drawings. The color was added only during the actual printing process of the original The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which Denslow and Baum supervised. As a result, the colors are concentrated in large areas with a primary color theme relating to the area of Oz the characters were in. Blue was for Munchkinland. Green was for Emerald City. Yellow was for Winkie country. Red was for Quadling country.
You should also note that each original colored illustration in the book had a line from the book as a caption. However, since these captions were faded, stained or damaged, they were removed so the total focus could be on preserving the size and shape of the image.
HOME DECOR: This charming print will make a great wall decoration for a variety of purposes but especially for a child’s bedroom, play room or a family game room.
ADDITIONAL WIZARD OF OZ Posters: Besides these prints, you should also look at the 2 posters from the original 1900s Broadway early 1900s theatrical production of “Oz” that included lyrics by Frank Baum. To see them Click Here and Here.
We have many more Wizard of Oz posters, prints, photos and ads in our store. To view them Click Here.
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PAPER QUALITY: This new print is on a highest quality, acid-free, 100-pound glossy premium text paper that allows for maximum color brilliance and fidelity for older images.
Image Size: 10.5 inches wide by 13 inches high.
Paper Size: 11 inches wide by 17 inches high. This allows for a small border around the image for matting and framing. When matted, this format is perfect for a standard 16-inch x 20-inch frame, a manageable size for a wide variety of decorating purposes.
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