Dick Martin (artist)
Dickinson P. Martin (June 29, 1927 – February 14, 1990) was an artist from Chicago who wrote and illustrated a number of books in and related to the Oz series.
Career[edit]
Martin illustrated Merry Go Round in Oz (1963), the 40th and final title in the regular Oz series.[1]
He wrote and illustrated The Ozmapolitan of Oz (1986). It and three previous Oz books published by the club were produced in an 8.5 x 11 format at his request so that he could draw fewer illustrations. The size format was unpopular with fans, and in 2006, they were reissued in a format closer to that of the other Oz books.
In addition to books, he designed greeting cards, post cards, and posters.
While His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz was eventually recovered in the 1990s for the American Home Entertainment VHS release, he designed new opening titles for His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz in which he incorrectly, according to Michael Patrick Hearn, proclaimed that L. Frank Baum was the director. These title cards appear on all current releases of the film, as the originals do not survive.
He was co-author of The Oz Scrapbook (1977) and was an active Oz fan, serving as The International Wizard of Oz Club as president, vice-president, director, and editor of its magazine, The Baum Bugle. He was well known for conducting the auctions at Oz Club conventions until his death. He left his entire Oz/L. Frank Baum collection to the Oz Club, to create an endowment.[citation needed]
A Library Journal review of The Oz Scrapbook called it "a superb production".[2]
Selected works[edit]
- The Oz Scrapbook. Random, 1977. ISBN 0394410548
References[edit]
- ↑ MERRY GO ROUND IN OZ | Kirkus Reviews. Search this book on
- ↑ "The Oz Scrapbook (Book)." Library Journal. 10/15/1977, Vol. 102 Issue 18, p2163. 1/7p. Via EBSCO.
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