Florence K. Upton
Auteur van The Vege-Men's Revenge (Star & Elephant Book)
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The Golliwogg's "Auto-Go-Cart" 3 exemplaren
The Golliwogg at the Sea-Side 2 exemplaren
The Golliwogg's Bicycle Club 2 exemplaren
The Golliwogg in Holland 1 exemplaar
The Golliwog Oracle (deck) 1 exemplaar
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I thought this deck was adorable when I ordered it (I still do). But as soon as I opened it I realized that I could never do a public reading with it because some people would think it offensive. They would not see it in the whimsical way in which it was to be taken at the time. They would only see it in the racial context of today.
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If your familiar with the 'League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' version of the golliwogg, the Galley-Wag as he likes to call himself, you'll see a lot of similarities here. Everything is more innocent of course but you can clearly see the origin of Alan Moore's more adult versions.
Also an african doll turns up at one point, drawn in a much less racist way than the golliwogg. It's very strange to have a black doll and a golliwogg in the same place, it makes the golliwogg really stand out as something 'Other'.
Which of course matchs the LoEG version were the Galley-Wag is actually an alien made of darkmatter.… (meer)