Saturday, April 30, 2011

Whence These Legends and Traditions

And then a strong iconic ink rendering of Hiawatha himself by John R. Neill, the illustrator who brought to life so much of the land of Oz.

John R. Neill — Hiawatha — 1909

Should you ask me, whence these stories?
Whence these legends and traditions . . .
— HW Longfellow
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5 comments:

  1. EricMay 1, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    Always wonderful to see Neill's work. I've seen almost everything he ever did for Oz, but very little outside of that. Thank you for this one.

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  2. Thomas Haller BuchananMay 1, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    The man deserves a monograph of his whole body of work, don't you think?

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  3. SprytewoodMarch 13, 2012 at 2:59 PM

    Beautiful. Thankyou for sharing!

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  4. Annette EmmanuelMay 16, 2016 at 1:32 PM

    Thanks for beautiful images . And memories : Hiawatha . My grandfather read it to me often as a child . Question : Could I use opening image on Pinterest - with due acknowledgement ? Thanks ! Annette Emmanuel .

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  5. Thomas Haller BuchananMay 16, 2016 at 8:44 PM

    Hi Annette! Yes, and thank you for asking! Memories such as that are golden.

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