![]() ![]() 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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