Pomona and Vertumnus published May7, 1933 in the American Weekly magazine painted by Edmund Dulac. Pomona was a wood nymph who loved only fruit trees, which she pruned and cultivated. All the gods of the woods tried to win her heart, but couldn’t. Among them was Vertumnus, a versatile deity who could change himself to any form he desired. He came to Pomona’s garden in the guise of an old woman. Pomona was surprised when he kissed her, because it wasn’t exactly an old woman’s kiss. Then Vertumnus pointed to an elm tree which was twined with a grape vine. He reminded her that the vine embellish
In 1923, “Edmund Dulac, the Distinguished English Artist,” as he was billed on the covers, was contracted by the Hearst organization to paint watercolors for The American Weekly Sunday magazine. The contract lasted 30 years and Dulac painted 107 watercolors for thirteen different series until his last Arabian Nights in 1951.
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