Wizard of Oz Flying Winged Monkeys Lion Poster Print

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.

One of the great attributes of the W. W. Denslow illustrations is their ability to soften what might otherwise have been a scary situation. Such is the case in this frame showing the Winged Monkeys, under orders of the Wicked Witch, binding up the Cowardly Lion so the Wicked Witch can make him her slave. The leader of the Winged Monkeys is the fellow on our left, wearing a bright orange and red hat. In the sky, a long line of Winged Monkeys flap their way to the scene. Dorothy, now wearing her silver dress and magical slippers (The 1939 movie turned the slippers into a ruby color), had received a magical kiss from the Good Witch that prevented the Winged Monkeys from harming her. She stands with clasped hands, looking at the very agitated Lion. The Winged Monkeys have already destroyed the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman—although the Yellow Winkies will eventually recreate them. While all appears to be lost, we are not done with this story, yet—and these marauding monkeys will eventually help Dorothy and her companions to complete their journey.

ARTIST: W. (William) W. (Wallace) Denslow.

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.

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 14.25 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.

AVAILABILITY: In Stock! – Ships Within 1 Business Day of cleared payment.

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