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Collection: Carlson Fable Collection
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"The Grasshopper and the Ant" print.
1920? "The Grasshopper and the Ant" print. By A.B. Frost. 7” x 9.5”. $3.74 from Steven Moraweic, Oct., '03.
This print of GA shows the scene familiar from numerous French prints but offers, rather than a young woman artist and a mother, two…
"The North Wind and the Sun."
2022 "The North Wind and the Sun." Paired A5 art prints. $30.72 from Wodlingtown, Plymouth, UK, through Etsy, July, '22.
Wodlingtown advertises "Weirdo black and white illustrations for weirdo people." In this case, I think anyone who likes…
"The Split Crow in Difficulties.--A Fable for the Day."
1854 "The Split Crow in Difficulties.--A Fable for the Day." Punch, No. 657. February 11, 1854. 10¾" x 8¼". $9.99 from Ed and Laura Harrison, oldartgallery, N. Olmsted, OH, through Ebay, August, '99.
"A split crow fancying himself an eagle, fixed…
"The Tortoise and the Hair" magnet
2001? "The Tortoise and the Hair" magnet. Metal. 2" square. $5.75 from Azilliondollars.com through Etsy, Jan., '23.
This pun has been used before, for example in "Sin City Fables" from 1981. The cartoon character here is charming! I am…
"The Tortoise and the Hare from the Walt Disney Silly Symphony."
1934 "The Tortoise and the Hare from the Walt Disney Silly Symphony." Good Housekeeping, Oct., 1934. Page 37, with five cartoon panels detailing the race. 8 1/8" x 11½". $12.50 from Byron Grush, Cerrillos, NM, through Ebay, Sept., '00.
The…
"The Washington Grape." Envelope
1865? "The Washington Grape." An envelope with an illustration of FG. The Ebay seller describes it as "black printed Civil War Patriotic," and identifies the fox with the South and the grapes with the North. 5½" x 3¼". $9.99 from Douglas Uzakewicz,…
"The Wolf and the Crane."
1951 "The Wolf and the Crane." Twenty-Third in a Series of 24 Aesop's Fables. With calendars for December, 1951 and January, 1952. Compliments of the Tulsa Agency, J.G. Brinkley Manager. Minneapolis: Northwestern National Life Insurance Company.…
"Zero Euro."
2016 "Zero Euro." Souvenir currency. $13.54 from Actualités d'Antan through Ebay, May, '22.
This is a beautifully executed bill. I am particularly taken with the grouping of colored symbols on the verso, with Mona Lisa keeping an eye on things.…
“Place de la Fontaine” menu
1975 “Place de la Fontaine” menu from the Château Frontenac in Québec. 6.5” x 12”. Two copies.
This menu from the famous restaurant in the Hotel Château Frontenac in Québec features a cover cartoon illustration of “Le Renard et le Corbeau” with…
11 broadsides labelled “Imagerie Artistique.”
1890? 11 broadsides labelled “Imagerie Artistique.” Numbered. From Bailly, Paris, June, '17, for €147. TMCM and "Ass Carrying Relics" for €20 each from Bouquinistes, July, '23.
These broadsides are identical with those listed here as from…
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