Walking on stilts is tricky, even for humans. The image is from the November 1883 issue of St. Nicholas children's magazine. But that's all I can tell you, because - oops - I forgot to scan the text with it!
Showing posts with label Saint Nicholas magazine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saint Nicholas magazine. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Horsing around
Walking on stilts is tricky, even for humans. The image is from the November 1883 issue of St. Nicholas children's magazine. But that's all I can tell you, because - oops - I forgot to scan the text with it!
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Flights of fancy
It was 1907 - just a few years after the Wright brothers took to the skies - and the world was entranced by the idea of flight. So, how would an illustrator imagine the future port of New York as anything other than a fantastic Sky Harbor? That's where artist Arthur T. Merrick's imagination took him in the November 1907 issue of Saint Nicholas Magazine. The popular children's monthly included many whimsical spot illustrations. Here's another one from the December 1907 issue featuring artist E.B. Bird's musing on Santa's chosen mode of transport 100 years in the future ...
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