Marion T. 'Penny' Ross (1881-1937) Bundle of 4 Collections

This bundle brings together four collections of work by Chicago illustrator Marion T. 'Penny' Ross, whose drawings appeared in illustrated publications and comics.

This value bundle of digital downloads features the following Elizabeth Gordon books, illustrated by Marion T. 'Penny' Ross (1881-1937):-

Butterfly Babies (1914) - 63 images
Bird Children (1912) - 85 images
Flower Children (1910) - 82 images
Mother Earth's Children (1914) - 92 images

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The pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you’d like, including commercial use.

Marion T. Ross, affectionately known as 'Penny', lived from 1881-1937.

He was an illustrator from Illinois in Chicago, USA and provided artwork for comics.

He was an early co-worker of Walt Disney and a friend of Richard Felton Outcault, with whom he created 'Buster Brown'.

In 1908 he created the 'Mamma's Angel Child' comic strip which was very popular and appeared in 25 major newspapers in the USA, including the Chicago Tribune and the Baltimore American Newspaper.

He illustrated children's books written by Elizabeth Gordon, including 'Flower Children', 'Bird Children' , 'Butterfly Babies' and 'Mother Earth's Children'.

In 1926 he moved to Southern California to work for RKO Pictures as a set designer.

He died from a heart attack in Oakland, California in 1937, aged 56.

Read our Marion T. Ross biography for more about the artist.