Martin Johnson~Author of 10 books,
Photo from New Mural

In 2019 the museum conducted an extensive renovation of our first floor portion of the historic Santa Fe Depot. Included in the renovation was the design of large to life size murals for our new main entrance and our new Oceania Gallery.

As a nod to our neighbors, the Chanute Public Library, this image as a mural plus one of Osa with all her books, are on display in the common area of the depot lobby.

The murals are also a reminder of how prolific both Martin + Osa were as authors. Today, Osa's I Married Adventure is often the only book fans remember, but between 1909 and 1967, Martin + Osa had 20 books published, plus they authored hundreds of articles, scientific journal entries and comic books.

This photo shows Martin typing away in 1929 in his home office in Nairobi, Kenya, with his "co-author," Snowball the Baby Gorilla in his lap. It also shows a sampling of dust jackets from his own 10 novels, plus one of the comic strips written by Martin that starred Osa, Danger Trails: The True Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson.

This photo is approx. 10 x 13 inches. It will come framed in an 11 x 14 inch, clear archival, Mylar sleeve for immediate display.

It would pair perfectly with Osa's Author Mural Photo...check out Auction Item #22!