The result: a privately-published, compact volume that was absolutely majestic in terms of rare content, THE MUSICAL FANTASIES OF L. Frank Baum enthusiast and rare book dealer, Alla T. At that point, however, they weren’t interested, and Dick instead channeled his decorative art, exemplary research, and design/assemblage skills into a project with fellow L. Native Chicagoan Dick Martin (1927-1990) was a lifelong Oz fan, savvy collector, and expert commercial artist he’d already approached the R&L offices about compiling and picturing an Oz project for them circa 1957.
They were also, to some extent, unquestionably jolting, unattractive, and less respectful and Ozzy than the public seemed to prefer.įortunately, a blessing that combined personal style, craft, comprehension, talent, and happy homage was waiting in the wings. The Reilly & Lee publishing company of Chicago employed his cartoon-like style in an effort to update the outward appearance of those decades-old titles, and the results were colorful and contemporary. A couple of months ago, this blog looked back – in a semi-affectionate, somewhat appreciative, slightly condemning, and tongue-in-cheek manner – at the weird dust jacket artwork created for eleven of the Oz series books by Roland Roycraft in 1959.
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