Painted Sketch for Longfellow Parade Float

This float shows the Portland-born poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, sitting in a chair. At the back of the float are life-sized books bearing the titles of two of his famous works, The Children\u27s Hour and The Village Blacksmith. Several children walk out of The Children\u27s Hour and head towards the poet, while a blacksmith stands at the entrance to the second book.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/maine200_parade_floats/1005/thumbnail.jp