Image Sources & Attribution
Every illustration in this study guide is either a public-domain work by W. W. Denslow (1900) or John R. Neill (1904–1942), or a 1939 MGM publicity still used here under commentary fair use. Below: every image, what it shows, and where it came from.
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License Categories
Public Domain (PD-Art): The original illustrations by W. W. Denslow for the 1900 Wonderful Wizard of Oz and by John R. Neill for Oz books 1904–1942 are in the public domain in the United States because their copyrights have expired. The original publisher copyrights were not renewed, and the works are in the public domain. They are hosted on Wikimedia Commons under the PD-Art tag.
Fair Use (Commentary): The 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz publicity stills are used here under the fair-use doctrine for the purpose of commentary, criticism, and education. The 1939 film is itself a derivative work of Baum's public-domain book, but the specific MGM production stills (photographs of the cast and sets as filmed) are under MGM copyright. They are used here for the purpose of comparing the film's visual choices to the book's descriptions, and to illustrate the cultural source material for the Wicked musical. They are not used in any commercial context. If you are the rights holder and would prefer they be removed, please contact us.
Not used in this guide: 2024 film promotional posters, the Wicked movie's official character posters, and the Wicked movie's concept art. Those are used in the sister Wicked study guide (port 8080) and are attributed there.
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Book Illustrations (Denslow, 1900)
| Filename | What it shows | Source | License | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wwz_denslow_cover.jpg | The original 1900 Denslow cloth cover of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | W. W. Denslow · George M. Hill Co. 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| wwz_cover_1900.png | The paper dust-jacket cover of the 1900 first edition | W. W. Denslow · George M. Hill Co. 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| cowardly_lion_1.jpg | Color plate: Dorothy scolding the Cowardly Lion for attacking the Scarecrow | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900, p. 137 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| cowardly_lion_2.png | Interior color plate: the Cowardly Lion | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| cowardly_lion_3.jpg | Interior color plate: the Lion and Dorothy | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| dorothy_scarecrow_1900.jpg | Dorothy meeting the Scarecrow in the field | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| dorothy_silver_shoes.jpg | Dorothy wearing the silver shoes | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| good_witch_north.png | Glinda the Good Witch of the North, in Denslow's later convention (used in 1939 film) | W. W. Denslow · related Baum works / later printings | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| jellia_jamb.jpg | Jellia Jamb, the Wizard's personal servant | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| omby_amby.jpg | Omby Amby, the Captain of the Wizard's Guard | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| boq_dorothy.jpg | Boq, a Munchkin boy, with Dorothy | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| boq_munchkins.jpg | Boq and other Munchkins | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| munchkins_denslow.jpg | The Munchkins, color plate | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| fighting_tree.jpg | The fighting trees along the Yellow Brick Road | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| hammerheads.jpg | The Hammerheads, a comic obstacle along the road | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| color_plate_080.jpg | Color plate from the 1900 first edition (page 80) | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| color_plate_170.jpg | Color plate from the 1900 first edition (page 170) | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| color_plate_wogglebug.jpg | Color plate including the Wogglebug and the Wizard (multi-character scene) | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| denslow_illustration.jpg | Interior illustration of Oz scenery (generic) | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| wwz_p10.png | Decorative illustration from front matter | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| wwz_p101.jpg | Interior illustration: the Tin Woodman chopping a tree | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| wwz_p111.jpg | Interior illustration: an Oz scene | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| wwz_p137.jpg | Interior illustration: Dorothy and the Scarecrow | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| wwz_p151.jpg | Interior illustration: an Oz scene | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| wwz_p163.jpg | Interior illustration: an Oz scene | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| dedication_page_1900.jpg | The dedication page of the 1900 first edition (Baum to Maud) | W. W. Denslow · WWZ 1900 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
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Book Illustrations (John R. Neill, 1904–1942)
| Filename | What it shows | Source | License | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| emerald_city_neill.jpg | The Emerald City as illustrated by John R. Neill for the 1910 book | John R. Neill · The Emerald City of Oz 1910 | PD-Art (Neill's pre-1928 works are in the public domain) | Wikimedia Commons |
| patchwork_cover_1913.jpg | Original cloth cover of The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1913) | John R. Neill · PGO 1913 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| scraps_scarecrow_1913.jpg | Scraps the Patchwork Girl and the Scarecrow, interior illustration | John R. Neill · PGO 1913 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
| patchwork_illustration.jpg | Interior illustration from The Patchwork Girl of Oz | John R. Neill · PGO 1913 | PD-Art | Wikimedia Commons |
1939 MGM Film Publicity Stills
All 1939 stills are from MGM's publicity campaign for the film and are used under commentary fair use.
| Filename | What it shows | Source | License | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| garland_promotional_1939.jpg | Judy Garland publicity photo, 1939 | MGM publicity 1939 | Fair use (commentary) | Wikimedia Commons |
| dorothy_1939.jpg | Judy Garland as Dorothy, 1939 | MGM publicity 1939 | Fair use (commentary) | Wikimedia Commons |
| dorothy_toto_1939.jpg | Dorothy with Toto, 1939 | MGM publicity 1939 | Fair use (commentary) | Wikimedia Commons |
| four_friends_alt_1939.jpg | The four friends group shot, 1939 | MGM publicity 1939 | Fair use (commentary) | Wikimedia Commons |
| glinda_dorothy_1939.jpg | Billie Burke as Glinda with Judy Garland as Dorothy | MGM publicity 1939 | Fair use (commentary) | Wikimedia Commons |
| glinda_dorothy_alt_1939.jpg | Glinda and Dorothy, alternate shot | MGM publicity 1939 | Fair use (commentary) | Wikimedia Commons |
| www_glinda_dorothy_1939.jpg | Wicked Witch, Glinda, and Dorothy together — the key three-character still | MGM publicity 1939 | Fair use (commentary) | Wikimedia Commons |
| tinman_haley_1939.jpg | Jack Haley as the Tin Man | MGM publicity 1939 | Fair use (commentary) | Wikimedia Commons |
| wizard_lobby_card_1939.jpg | 1939 MGM lobby card, the Triumphal Return sequence | MGM publicity 1939 | Fair use (commentary) | Wikimedia Commons |
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What is NOT in This Guide
This study guide deliberately does not include:
- 2024 film promotional posters or concept art. Those are used in the sister Wicked study guide (port 8080) and are attributed there. This guide is the source material, not the adaptation.
- Photographs of any of the Wicked musical's cast. This study guide is about the source material as an artistic work, not about the production history or cast biography of the 2003 musical.
- Ruth Plumly Thompson's 19 Oz continuations (1921–1939). These are the post-Baum books Thompson wrote. They were not used by Maguire or the musical and are not source material for Wicked.
- The 1978 The Wiz or the 2024 film Wicked as primary sources. The 2024 film is itself a Wicked adaptation; it is the Wicked cast, not a source for it. The Wiz is an adaptation of the 1939 film and the 1900 book, not of Wicked.
Note on the 1939 Film Stills
The 1939 MGM film was based on a public-domain book (Baum 1900) but the film itself, including the publicity stills, is under copyright held by Turner Entertainment / Warner Bros. Discovery (the current rights holder). The stills on this page are:
- Hosted on Wikimedia Commons under the fair-use tag;
- Used here strictly for the purpose of commentary, criticism, and education in a non-commercial private study guide;
- Cropped and downsized from their original high-resolution versions to reduce the burden of use;
- Limited in number to the ones necessary to illustrate the source material (not a comprehensive gallery of every still).
If the rights holder would prefer the stills be removed, please contact the site operator. The study guide will still function as a study of the source material — the 1939 stills are illustrative, not load-bearing for the historical or literary analysis.