The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to Grandfather's Journey: 20th Century Illustrations for Children's Literature

1900 First Edition of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz illustration by W.W. Denslow (left) and Grandfather's Journey cover illustration by Allen Say (right)
1900 First Edition of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz illustration by W.W. Denslow (left) and Grandfather's Journey cover illustration by Allen Say (right)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz opened this century "aspiring to be a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained." Thus its author L. Frank Baum described the book when it was published in 1900. In 1993, Allen Say's Grandfather's Journey brought to children at the end of the century the reality of the multicultural immigrant society in which they live, and demonstrated the uniqueness of North American children's literature in the world.

The exhibit features the works of some of the most important multicultural illustrators in the U.S., including George Ancona, Willi K. Baum, Armando Cepeda, Remy Charlip, Hilario Cruz, Felipe Dávalos, Julie Downing, Jason Dryg, Viví Escrivá, Maya Cristina González, Susan Guevara, Thacher Hurd, Elisa Kleven, Michael Lacapa, Marie Le Glatin-Keis, Hector Viveros Lee, Ileana Lee, Antonio Martorell, Gerald McDermott, Emanuel Paniagua, JoeSam, Daniel San Souci, Allen Say, Simón Silva, Leslie Tryon, Ashley Wolff, and Yolanda Garfias Woo.

Rare children's books from the USF Donohue Rare Books Room's collection and the collection of Julia Marshall will also be on display.

Curated by F. Isabel Campoy

Events

Reading the World II Conference
Saturday, February 13, 7:30am – Sunday, February 14, 12:00pm.
University of San Francisco, School of Education