William Wallace Denslow (1856–1915)
“You ought to be ashamed of yourself!”
Pen and ink, 1900
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Print Collection
“You ought to be ashamed of yourself!”
One of the best known—and most loved—stories in all of American literature, L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was first published in 1900. The book featured numerous charming illustrations by Baum’s friend and collaborator W.W. Denslow, including one based on the present original pen and ink drawing. Here we see the novel’s young protagonist, Dorothy, chastising the Cowardly Lion for his frightening behavior. Accompanying her are the Tin Woodman, Toto, and the Scarecrow, whose floppy arm dangles out of the frame, inviting the viewer to enter the illustration’s imaginative space.
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