{"product_id":"hi-hi-who-will-buy-a-wee-little-cloud-by-blanche-fisher-wright","title":"Hi! Hi! Who Will Buy a Wee Little Cloud by Blanche Fisher Wright","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHi! Hi! Who Will Buy a Wee Little Cloud \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlanche Fisher Wright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eC.1918\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor Lithograph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis enchanting print, titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Hi! Hi! Who Will Buy a Wee Little Cloud,\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a full-page color plate from the 1918 first edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Peter Patter Book: Rhymes for Children\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The artwork was created by acclaimed American illustrator \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlanche Fisher Wright\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to accompany a whimsical nursery rhyme written by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeroy F. Jackson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The scene depicts a lively interaction on a dirt path where a seller dressed in fantastical, pointed-toe shoes, orange leggings, and a hooded yellow cloak offers a large bundle of pink and purple clouds tied to strings. Three curious children, including a young girl in a red polka-dot dress and white bonnet, a boy in a blue tunic, and a smaller child in a tan smock, stand closely together looking up at him in wonder while a woman walks along the grassy hill in the background. The illustration perfectly captures Wright’s signature style, utilizing bold black outlines and flat, rich fields of color characteristic of early 20th-century children's book art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe piece is situated within the \"Golden Age\" of children's book illustration, a period when visually dominant storytelling began to replace purely text-based books. Published by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRand McNally \u0026amp; Co.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Peter Patter Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was designed to bring the whimsical spirit of Mother Goose into a modern American context through Jackson's rhythmic, humorous verses. Blanche Fisher Wright is best known for her landmark 1916 work \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Real Mother Goose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which established the \"quintessential\" visual identity for nursery rhymes that persists today. This specific piece is significant as it reflects the era's shift toward high-quality, visually appealing art intended to foster emotional intelligence and imagination in young children. Wright’s ability to capture both the \"innocence and mischief\" of the early 1900s has made her original 1918 illustrations highly collectible artifacts of American literary history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eH 11 ½” x 9 ½”W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Excellent Condition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53647497593111,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0668\/3607\/0679\/files\/PR0172-11.1.jpg?v=1783524470","url":"https:\/\/antonioraimogallery.com\/products\/hi-hi-who-will-buy-a-wee-little-cloud-by-blanche-fisher-wright","provider":"ANTONIO RAIMO GALLERY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}