Monkey-Moke scares the little chickens
Date1892
Artist
Daniel Carter Beard
(American illustrator and naturalist, 1850–1941)
Illustration Citation"The Story of Monkey-Moke," by Poultney Bigelow, in St. Nicholas, May 1893
MediumInk on illustration board
Dimensionssheet: 15 5/8 × 21 1/2 in. (39.7 × 54.6 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the estate of Frieda Becher, 1981
Object number1981-34
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextDaniel Beard was known especially for his illustration of some of Mark Twain's books. An avid outdoorsman, he also taught animal drawing from 1893 to 1900; this image-from a moralizing children's story-shows his facility in depicting barnyard antics. He captures the disarray of upended chicks and irate hen as they face a talking monkey who constantly causes chaos with his unpredictable behavior.Bearsd had another career as a youth leader. He founded the Sons of Daniel Boone, which later merged with the Boy Scouts of America, and helped his sister organize the Camp Fire Girls.
