Photograph of Raggedy Ann Doll Manufactured by the P. F. Volland Company
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Gruelle, Johnny, 1880-1938
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Johnny Gruelle, American artitst, political cartoonist, children's book author and illustrator, and creator of the Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy books and dolls. Born in 1880 in Arcola, Illinois, John Barton Gruelle began his career as an illustrator for an Indianapolis tabloid. In 1911 he went to work for The New York Herald after winning a national comic drawing contest. Gruelle gained notice as a popular children's illustrator with his Sunday "Mr. Twee Deedle" comic. In...