CADY, Harrison. "Mr. Snail: 'Wow! Here I started out to call on that pretty little Miss Pollywog and now by the time I arrive just look at her." Watercolor and ink on board. Matted and framed. The image measures 14½“ x 11¾“ in a 21” x 18” frame. Image has light staining at lower left, and a 2” closed tear just above signature at lower right. Signed in lower right corner, and captioned in Cady's hand.

Original illustration published as a cartoon on page 36 of The American Boy, June 1915. A classic Harrison Cady image capturing his sly humor and love of the natural world. Best-known for illustrating the many Thorton Burgess Mother West Wind books, Cady is a true American original.