Art, Symbol & Imagination
Second Teeth: The Piper on the Fish’s Nose
A tiny figure lifts a round form above a bright yellow disc, surrounded by rings of blue and green. Foaming waves rise beneath the narrow balancing body. Walker’s text describes the rare child who keeps youthful joy and can stand on a fish’s nose to pipe the songs inside bubbles.
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Dugald Stewart Walker. "Second Teeth: The Piper on the Fish’s Nose" [editorial title]. In Dream Boats and Other Stories, Written and illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1920; copyright 1918. Written and illustrated by Dugald Stewart Walker., 1920, Doubleday, Page & Company. Source scan leaf 33. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0378-0027
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Dugald Stewart Walker. Second Teeth: The Piper on the Fish’s Nose. Dream Boats and Other Stories. Scan leaf 33. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0378-0027