Wizard Of Oz Flying Winged Monkey 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.

For many fans of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the scene depicted in this whimsical Denslow drawing is their favorite—and with good reason. In her quest to find her way back to Kansas, Dorothy, Toto (drawn as a Cairn terrier), and the Tin Wood Man have been scooped up by the Winged Monkeys and are being carried to Oz. Dorothy is now wearing the magical, bejeweled cap that allows her to control the Winged Monkeys. Although the Winged Monkeys were also carrying the Tin Woodman and Scarecrow, in this image we only see Dorothy, the Tin Woodman and Toto, carried by a smaller monkey. The Winged Monkeys are finally free from the Wicked Witch and are happy. The others are happy because after days of searching for the Emerald City, they are about to arrive. Of course, we know they will face more challenges. However, at this moment we can share the joy of every ones new freedom and optimism.

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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