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"With a last look at his sleeping friends, Baby Brown Bear snuggled deep in his mother's arms..." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
"With a last look at his sleeping friends, Baby Brown Bear snuggled deep in his mother's arms..." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
"With a last look at his sleeping friends, Baby Brown Bear snuggled deep in his mother's arms..." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue

"With a last look at his sleeping friends, Baby Brown Bear snuggled deep in his mother's arms..." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue

Artist Harry Devlin (American, 1918-2001)
Author Wende Devlin (American, 1918 - 2002)
Author Harry Devlin (American, 1918-2001)
Publisher Parents' Magazine Press (New York, New York)
Date1965
MediumWatercolor with pen and ink on illustration board
DimensionsImage: 40.3 × 57.1 cm (15 7/8 × 22 1/2 in.)
Panel: 50.7 × 66 cm (19 15/16 × 26 in.)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineGift of Wende and Harry Devlin
Object number1988.0056.014
Collections
Exhibition History- Fletcher and the Knobby Boys: Illustrations by Harry Devlin, 07/02/2016-06/25/2017, Zimmerli Art Museum, Duvoisin Gallery
Exhibitions

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"Between sobs, Baby Brown Bear told the Boys that his mother had disappeared." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
"Between sobs, Baby Brown Bear told the Boys that his mother had disappeared." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
Harry Devlin
1965
"Mrs. Bear and Baby Brown Bear laughed, cried, hugged, and danced all at once." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
"Mrs. Bear and Baby Brown Bear laughed, cried, hugged, and danced all at once." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
Harry Devlin
1965
"But Baby Brown Bear showed no interest in winter napping. He was gay, playful, and hungrier than ever." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
"But Baby Brown Bear showed no interest in winter napping. He was gay, playful, and hungrier than ever." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
Harry Devlin
1965
"The Knobby Boys gathered close, eager to learn the sleep-making magic of a mother bear." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
"The Knobby Boys gathered close, eager to learn the sleep-making magic of a mother bear." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
Harry Devlin
1965
Image Not Available for "Every afternoon, three noisy and fun-loving friends met to play dominoes and tell fibs." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
"Every afternoon, three noisy and fun-loving friends met to play dominoes and tell fibs." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
Harry Devlin
1965
"Then they unlocked Mrs. Bear and sank to the ground in exhaustion." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
"Then they unlocked Mrs. Bear and sank to the ground in exhaustion." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
Harry Devlin
1965
"Finally, Mrs. Bear remembered her rescuers." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
"Finally, Mrs. Bear remembered her rescuers." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
Harry Devlin
1965
"So the Knobby Boys went off in all directions and, in time, came back with berries, honey, and a small fish." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
"So the Knobby Boys went off in all directions and, in time, came back with berries, honey, and a small fish." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
Harry Devlin
1965
"...so he called up his friends and invited them to his house..." from Popcorn
"...so he called up his friends and invited them to his house..." from Popcorn
Frank Asch
1979
Image Not Available for Illustration design for The Remarkable Egg: "A small boy ... reached his hand right down into the coot's nest. "Look!' he called in surprise. 'Come see where I found my lost ball.'"
Illustration design for The Remarkable Egg: "A small boy ... reached his hand right down into the coot's nest. "Look!' he called in surprise. 'Come see where I found my lost ball.'"
Roger Duvoisin
published 1968
Image Not Available for (Man with his arms in the air) from the series Business Life
(Man with his arms in the air) from the series Business Life
William Gropper
1965
"It was a late summer day as they sat around an old tree stump..." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
"It was a late summer day as they sat around an old tree stump..." from Knobby Boys to the Rescue
Harry Devlin
1965