Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Mobilization of the Fairy Army
A neat diagonal line of tiny soldiers hangs in the air beneath orange pods and broad green leaves. Their helmets and bright wing-like forms repeat along the procession. Walker’s playful account equips the fairy army with grass-blade swords and unusually gentle battle commands.
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Dugald Stewart Walker. "The Mobilization of the Fairy Army" [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 79. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0378-0073
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Dugald Stewart Walker. The Mobilization of the Fairy Army. Dream Boats and Other Stories. Scan leaf 79. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0378-0073