Birthday salute to Johnny Gruelle (December 24, 1880 - January 9, 1938), artist, cartoonist, and writer of children's books.His first well known cartooning work was Mr. Twee Deedle which Johnny Gruelle created after he beat out 1,500 other entrants in a cartooning contest sponsored in 1911 by The New York Herald. Mr. Twee Deedle was in print from 1911 to 1914.
He is best known as the creator of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy. He also provided colour illustrations for a 1914 edition of Grimm's Fairy Tales.
Johnny Gruelle lived in the Silvermine section of New Canaan, Connecticut, where the dolls were first mass produced, and later moved his home and company to neighboring Wilton, Connecticut.
Raggedy Ann & Andy image source (1)
Raggedy Ann and Andy
Johnny Gruelle lived in the Silvermine section of New Canaan, Connecticut, where the dolls were first mass produced, and later moved his home and company to neighboring Wilton, Connecticut.
Raggedy Ann & Andy image source (1)
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