William Wallace Denslow

(1856-1915)

W.W. Denslow was an American illustrator and caricaturist remembered for the work in collaboration with author L. Frank Baum, especially his illustrations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.  Denslow was an editorial cartoonist. Denslow's education included the National Academy of Design which is an honorary association of American artists, founded in NYC in 1825.  Membership is limited to 450 American artists and architects who are elected by their peers on the basis of recognzed excellence.  Among the members are Norman Rockwell, I.M. Pei, Louis Comfort Tiffany and Frank Lloyd Wright, 

The footstone of William Wallace Denslow 

featuring his seahorse insignia and images 

of the 

Scarecrow and Tin Woodman