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| Mr. E. Lear, with Foss the cat, as drawn by E.L., himself. |
Illustrate a poem by Edward Lear.
"Edward Lear...was a British artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned today primarily for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form that he popularized...He travelled widely over much of his life before settling in Sanremo. He never managed to marry, though he did propose it, but he had good friends and doted on his cat."
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To give you an idea of the High Cultural Tone to be considered, here are a few nonsense verse illustrations he created for his books:
A particullarily fine example:
You'll find all poems Lear, here.
And Wikimedia Commons with his illustrations, here.
Have at it!
All submissions due Friday, Nov. 23 at midnight.
Bonus Challenge: Post a sketch of Lear or Foss the cat in the spirit of the Macey's Day Parade. Can (should?) include costumes.
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