Odyssey Cover Artwork illustrator-Maud and Miska Petersham When his old friend Kabumpo

When his old friend Kabumpo the Elegant Elephant arrives for a visit

coping with loss and despair

Better known today as Rootabaga Stories

is having problems of her own -- a curse has tried to attach itself to her

and the other limited to 90 copies and signed by 40 famous writers

Odyssey Cover Artwork illustrator-Maud and Miska Petersham When his old friend KabumpoMixed media artwork on board created for the 1969 Washington Square Press paperback edition of Homer's epic The Iliad. The image measures 9. 5" x 18" and was done on paper laid on a 23. 5" x 15. 5" board. The piece is signed in the lower left corner. This piece is a great representation of the fantastic cover style employed by the Dillons in the late 60s and early 70s, which resulted in their numerous commissions for science fiction and fantasy covers