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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. 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. In this Denslow illustration, we meet the mythical Kalidahs, a fictional animal with the head and hind legs of a tiger and the body and claws of a bear. These ferocious beasts did not appear in the 1930s movie version of the Wizard of Oz and therefore remain unfamiliar, even to many ardent Oz fans. The Kalidahs are important because their pursuit of our merry band of pranksters forces Dorothy, Toto (frequently played on stage and screen by a Cairn Terrier), The Tin Woodman, and The Scarecrow to work together to cross two great canyons confronting them. A suddenly brave Cowardly Lion leaps across the first canyon, carrying them one at a time on his back. However, the second canyon is so large the tin woodman must cut down a tree so that they can walk across. However, once on the other side, the Kalidahs start to follow them across. The scarecrow realizes that if the Tin Woodman chopped off the end of the tree resting on their side—the Kalidahs would crash into the canyon. As we see in this remarkable illustration, the plan works and our amazed adventurers watch from above—understanding their journey must continue. L. Frank Baum wrote about the Kalidahs and this event in Chapter Seven, “The Journey to the Great Oz” of the original book.
"They are the Kalidahs!" said the Cowardly Lion, beginning to tremble. "Quick!" cried the Scarecrow. "Let us cross over." So Dorothy went first, holding Toto in her arms, the Tin Woodman followed, and the Scarecrow came next. The Lion, although he was certainly afraid, turned to face the Kalidahs, and then he gave so loud and terrible a roar that Dorothy screamed and the Scarecrow fell over backward, while even the fierce beasts stopped short and looked at him in surprise. But, seeing they were bigger than the Lion, and remembering that there were two of them and only one of him, the Kalidahs again rushed forward, and the Lion crossed over the tree and turned to see what they would do next. Without stopping an instant the fierce beasts also began to cross the tree. And the Lion said to Dorothy: "We are lost, for they will surely tear us to pieces with their sharp claws. But stand close behind me, and I will fight them as long as I am alive." "Wait a minute!" called the Scarecrow. He had been thinking what was best to be done, and now he asked the Woodman to chop away the end of the tree that rested on their side of the ditch. The Tin Woodman began to use his axe at once, and, just as the two Kalidahs were nearly across, the tree fell with a crash into the gulf, carrying the ugly, snarling brutes with it, and both were dashed to pieces on the sharp rocks at the bottom. 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.
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.  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. For an expanded explanation of our Paper Quality, go to our FAQ by Clicking Here. Image Size: 10.5 inches wide by 14.25 inches high. For an expanded explanation of Image Size, go to our FAQ by Clicking Here. Paper Size: 11 inches wide by 17 inches high. This allows for a small border around the image for matting and framing. For an expanded explanation of Paper Size, go to our FAQ by Clicking Here.
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