In the summer of 1936, Theodor Geisel was on a ship from Europe to New York when he started scribbling silly rhymes on the ship’s stationery to entertain himself during a storm: “And this is a story that no one can beat. I saw it all happen on Mulberry Street.”

The rhymes morphed into his first children’s book, “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” about a boy who witnesses increasingly outlandish things. First published in 1937, the book started Geisel’s career as Dr. Seuss. He went on to publish more than 60 books that have sold some 700 million copies globally, making him one of the world’s most enduringly popular children’s book authors.

In 2021 Dr. Seuss Books were pulled from bookshelves due to a cancel culture controversy suggesting that his books , with the exception of Green Eggs and Ham, portrayed people in ways that were harmful and wrong. I felt compelled to paint this.

Original Canvas Details:  24”x24” Acrylic on canvas. (SOLD)

Image Available in a 16”x16” Gi’Clee Paper Print, Unframed

Print Details + Specifications
Print sizes include image area plus a 2” white paper border all around.
Each print is museum quality and printed on archival paper.
Custom sizes are available upon request