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Pen drawing

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Florence Pretz Smalley Collection

 Collection — Box 1: Series 663-1; Series 663-2
Identifier: 663
Scope and Contents The Florence Pretz Smalley Collection contains original artwork by the creator of the Billiken, a mythological figure originally conceived as an elvish or fairy figure of good luck. The collection includes several watercolor, ink, and pencil sketches dating from 1906 to the 1920s that reveal the early development of the Billiken. Many of these sketches were prototypes for projects that were unrealized and never published, but a number of others were selected for publication in "The...
Dates: 1885–1991