![]() ![]() ![]() In a fit of true marketing inspiration, the company also chose to produce Raggedy Ann dolls for sale along with the books. Two years later they added a new character and doll - Raggedy Andy. That same year, he applied for a patent for the doll’s design.Ĭartoonist, illustrator, toy creator and now… author, Gruelle finally sold a volume of the Raggedy Ann stories to the P.F. Pulling a James Whitcomb Riley book from the shelf, Gruelle noted the poems, “Raggedy Man” and “ Little Orphant Annie,” and chose the doll’s name based on those titles. As the story goes, Johnny’s daughter, Marcella, was quite taken with this particular homemade toy, as well as the tales her father told. ![]() The project was ambitious, requiring 12 full-color illustrations and over 50 pen-and-ink drawings. Undoubtedly, this work paved the way for his future storybooks. A year later, Gruelle drew a face on one of his daughter’s old rag dolls and began penning the doll’s fanciful adventures which he made up for the amusement of the family. In 1914, Gruelle landed his first book illustration commission: a volume of Grimm’s Fairy Tales. Twee Deedle cartoons in the New York Herald. The proto-Raggedy Ann character first appeared in one of Gruelle’s Mr. ![]()
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