Russians!

Charming costume designs for Russian ballet circa 1915. Much love for Queen of the Mermaids (third image).

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Greetings from the New Year Walrus

Welcome to 2014, which is already in progress.

Coo-coo cachoo.

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The Seven Ages of Childhood

Illustrations from the early 1900s by one of my favorites, Jessie Willcox Smith. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

 

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Another great big batch of art

Today's posts feature illustrations for fairy tales from France, Germany, Italy, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, Persia, Poland, Russia and the United States. Enjoy!

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Aaaaaaaaaaaand we're back.

Been busy being busy. Miss me? 

Let's see if I can make up for the lack of posts with a ridiculously large batch of fairy tale art.

This batch isn't big enough yet. More to come right now.

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Big Batch Part II

This batch needs to be bigger still. Diving back in to retrieve more... 

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