the Stash

Raggedy Andy falls on his face. Raggedy Andy stories, introducing the little rag brother of Raggedy Ann. 1920.

Animation backgrounds from Disney’s THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967).

Kay Nielsen (Danish-American, 1886-1957)

Kay Nielsen was an art nouveau illustrator who specialized in books for children. He worked as a concept artist for the Walt Disney company from 1937-1941. His work was used in Night on Bald Mountain and Ave Maria in Disney’s Fantasia. By the 1950’s, his style had fallen out of fashion, and he died in poverty in Los Angeles.

Illustrations for Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm, 1925

Snowdrop

The Valiant Little Tailor

The Two Brothers

The Fisherman and his Wife

The Frog Bride

Hansel and Gretel

Four-Cornered Hat, 7th–9th century, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Bequest of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1993 Size: Height 4-¼ in. Medium: Camelid hair