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    William Wallace Denslow (/ˈdɛnsloʊ/; May 5, 1856 – March 29, 1915) was an American illustrator and caricaturist remembered for his work in collaboration...
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    question of gold and silver (bimetallism), and the illustrator William Wallace Denslow was a full-time editorial cartoonist for a major daily newspaper...
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    William Wallace Denslow's rendition of the poem, 1901...
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    works derived from them. He was originally a small terrier drawn by W. W. Denslow for the first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). He reappears...
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    rhyme was first recorded by the composer and nursery rhyme collector James William Elliott in his National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs (1870). The word...
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    "Mary Had a Little Lamb" Illustration by William Wallace Denslow (1902) Nursery rhyme Songwriter(s) Sarah Josepha Hale, John Roulstone...
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    "Hickory Dickory Dock" Illustration by William Wallace Denslow, from a 1901 Mother Goose collection Nursery rhyme Published c. 1744 Songwriter(s) Traditional...
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    The Black Sheep from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose by William Wallace Denslow...
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    "Little Boy Blue" 1901 illustration by William Wallace Denslow Nursery rhyme Published c. 1744 Songwriter(s) Traditional...
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  • was owned by illustrator William Wallace Denslow who built a house there and declared himself "King Denslow I, Monarch of Denslow Islands and Protector of...
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    Walter Francis Brown, True W. Williams, Benjamin Henry Day and William Wallace Denslow. Adaptations of previously published works by James Carter Beard...
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    characters used by Baum and Denslow closely resembled political images that were well known in the 1890s. They state that Baum and Denslow did not simply invent...
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    "Baa, Baa, Black Sheep", from a 1901 illustration by William Wallace Denslow...
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    Davenport (1866–1949), actor Olive Deering (1918–1986), actress William Wallace Denslow (1856–1915), illustrator Robert De Niro Sr. (1922—1993), artist...
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    impact on his health). In 1899, Baum partnered with illustrator W. W. Denslow to publish Father Goose, His Book, a collection of nonsense poetry. The...
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    point for a costume worn by a male performer in any Hollywood production. William Stillman, a noted historian and co-author of several books about the film...
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    Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. Oz consists of four vast quadrants, the Gillikin Country in the north...
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    Diggs/The Wizard of Oz Oz character The Wizard as illustrated by William Wallace Denslow (1900) First appearance The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) Created...
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    With King Cole and his fiddlers three. The song is first attested in William King's Useful Transactions in Philosophy in 1708–9. King's version has...
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    Nursery Rhymes (Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd edn., 1997), pp. 416–7. William George Smith, The Oxford Dictionary Of English Proverbs, 1949, p.323 Text...
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    rhyme was first recorded by the composer and nursery rhyme collector James William Elliott, in his National Nursery Rhymes and Nursery Songs (1870). The earliest...
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    "Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man" William Wallace Denslow's illustrations for Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man, from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose...
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    "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" William Wallace Denslow's illustrations for "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater", from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose Nursery rhyme...
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    "Simple Simon" William Wallace Denslow's illustrations for Simple Simon, from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose Nursery rhyme Published 1764 Songwriter(s)...
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    Hubbard statue, North Wind on the Roycroft Chapel, and others. William Wallace Denslow (1856–1915), illustrator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Alexis...
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    William Wallace Denslow's illustrations for Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose...
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    validate the contract, and the signing of the contract was witnessed by W. W. Denslow and Ann Waters. Frequently, the family had "musical evenings" in their...
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    with Queen Elizabeth I, Lady Godiva, and Celia Fiennes, whose brother was William Fiennes, 3rd Viscount Saye and Sele (c. 1641–1698) of Broughton Castle...
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    Little Miss Muffet William Wallace Denslow's illustrations for one version of the rhyme, from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose Publication date 1805...
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    "Roses Are Red" William Wallace Denslow's illustrations for "The rose is red", from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose Nursery rhyme...
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