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Brady Schwind and Bill Campbell examine damage to an illustration board drawn by John R. Neill for THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ housed at Columbia University.


​The First American Fairytale.

Originally published in 1900, L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz  has been a cultural phenomenon for over a century. The Library of Congress has declared it "America's greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale." 
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Help Find the Art

Most of the original artwork drawn to create the illustrations in The Wizard of Oz book series is missing.

The Lost Art of Oz hopes to find and bring this artwork to new light - inspiring future generations, and honoring the legacy of its creators in the process.

The Art of Oz

Examples of surviving original artwork from The Wizard of Oz series. 
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Join the Search

​If you own an original piece of illustrative art from the Oz series, have a lead for tracking down missing art, or are even just an Oz fan, we'd love to hear from you.

The Lost Art of Oz Foundation is sponsored by The Arts of Imagination Foundation: ​a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.