When you visit the main branch of the Toledo Public Library downtown, one exceptional feature is the gallery of original children's book cover art - they have an amazing collection of so many different covers and styles including the original Russell H. Tandy painting for The Secret at Shadow Ranch which now hangs with my Nancy Drew Collection in the mystery room.
I have been highlighting donations to the library since I donated my Nancy Drew collection and most recently highlighted the donation by my friend Jim McNamara of an original UK cover art painting for The Mystery of the Tolling Bell.
In this update, I want to showcase talented artist Laura Ruby, whose Nancy Drew Series of prints based on the various classic Nancy Drew books has been enjoyed by Nancy Drew fans throughout the last several decades. She has donated a set of prints of her Nancy Drew Series to Toledo Public Library and you can view these at the library and at our upcoming Nancy Drew celebration in July 2022. You can view the series online at Laura's website here and here.
Ruby notes on her website, "My 'Nancy Drew Series' takes as its primary reference the fictional detective, Nancy Drew, the subject of an extremely popular series of books in American culture. The character Nancy Drew represents the independence and problem-solving intelligence of the detective figure, while also alluding to the independence, creativity and determination of the artist. The first obvious punning relationship is in the name, Drew, but the series employs both playful and serious multiple visual and verbal interactions in its concept and design."
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