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... I didn't find much, but the illustrations for the poem Adventures Of Isabel by Ogden Nash really caught my attention. They were so fun looking, and the subject matter was sorta scary so I thought it would make for a good Halloween post. Well I never got around to posting this back in October, but since there's good deal of eating in this poem, and November is month for that big turkey feast, this poem is still fitting...
These great illustrations are by Rod Ruth. I hoped to find a wealth of information about Rod at the blog Today's Inspiration. Today's Inspiration celebrates classic illustrators of the 20th century with a comprehensive collection of their work, but there was nothing on Rod Ruth. In fact it looks like Rod Ruth has sorta fallen through the cracks of the vast Internets.
The best source for Rod Ruth illustrations is at a blogger acquaintance of mine - The Haunted Closet. Here you can find Ruth's expert illustrations of monsters and dinosaurs.
Well, with no biographical information available, wherever you are Mr. Ruth, I'd just like to say you're an exceptionally accomplished illustrator, and I admire your work very much.
If you'd like to hear Ogden Nash recite his poem accompanied by the illustrations of Rod Ruth, check out the little video I've made...
