Rose O'Neill (1874–1944) was an American
cartoonist, illustrator, artist, and writer. Raised in rural
Nebraska, she exhibited an interest in the arts at an early age, and sought a career as an illustrator in New York City. Her Kewpie cartoons, which made their debut in a 1909 issue of
Ladies' Home Journal, were later manufactured as
bisque,
composition and
celluloid dolls. This
chromolithograph by O'Neill, titled "When We All Believe", depicts many children gathered around
Santa Claus and his bag of toys, and was published in the December 2, 1903, issue of
Puck.
Illustration credit: Rose O'Neill; restored by Adam Cuerden