These images come from Maria Rosa: Everyday Fun and Carnival Frolic with Children in Brazil by Vera Kelsey, illustrated by the Brazilian artist Candido Portinari. I’m working with a 1942 US edition, but I imagine there are many editions from around the world.
I decided the decapitated troll from Estonia was not a pleasant enough way to end the year, so I present here a quick post in a gentler vein.
Non-traumatizing illustrations on this blog:
—Forgotten Illustrator: Egon Mathiesen
—Forgotten Illustrator: Viera Gergel’ova
—Forgotten Illustrator: Ancka Gosnik-Godec
—The Buttermilk Tree
—Pinocchio’s Spanish Cousin Pinocchio
