2017 French Children's Poster, Babar, The Pink Carousel (De Brunhoff) chains circa 1958

circa 1958

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Elliot’s illustrations were most often used for postcards or book illustrations for works by Charles Dickens and Jack London

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2017 French Children's Poster, Babar, The Pink Carousel (De Brunhoff) chains circa 1958Date: 2017 Size: 16. 5 x 24 inches Artist: Brunhoff, Jean de (after) About The Poster: Babar the Elephant is a fictional character who first appeared in 1931 in the French children's book Histoire de Babar by Jean de Brunhoff. The book is based on a tale that Brunhoff's wife, Cecile, had invented for their children. It tells of a young elephant Babar whose mother is killed by a hunter. Babar escapes, and in the process leaves the jungle, visits a big