Ruth Prins: the drawings

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The drawings

Here is a but a small sampling of artwork sent to Ruth Prins by her youngest of fans. Routinely, she displayed children’s drawings at the end of her “Wunda Wunda” shows, and you can see many more such drawings near the end of her shows on The Kinescopes page.

In the 1950s, Irving Hara, 9, draws a Hostess cupcakes-related picture for Wunda Wunda. (Courtesy Debra Prins)
In the 1950s, Kathleen Duckworth draws a Hostess cupcakes-related picture for Wunda Wunda. (Courtesy Debra Prins)
For Ruth Prins’ Mrs. Alphabet character on Los Angeles TV, Michele Boeka, 6, of Claremont, Calif., contributes a drawing. (Courtesy Debra Prins)
For Ruth Prins’ Mrs. Alphabet character (and accompanist Larry Guitar) on Los Angeles TV, Bonnie Shaffer of Monrova, Calif., contributes a drawing. (Courtesy Debra Prins)

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