Monday, May 17, 2010

The Royal Illustrator of Oz

Illustration for The Emerald City of Oz—1910

Forever associated with the Oz books is John R. Neill, and deservedly so, having dedicated so much of his life to them. But he also brought his magic to other projects.

The ever wonderful Illustration magazine published a lovely article on the man and his work in the summer '06 issue. If you haven't seen it, you should. These are a few of the illustrations used in that article:

Boy from Treasure Island—1914

Lighted by glow-worms, fairies were dancing—1920

Illustration for The Man Who Murdered a Fairy—1921

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1 comment:

  1. Larry MacDougallMay 18, 2010 at 2:52 PM

    Thom - these are fabulous. Thanks so much for posting these. We have Images
    issues 1 through 6 but that's it. I can see that I really need to get caught up.

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