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This text discusses illustrations that presented various visions of Africa and were published in subsequent editions of the novel W pustyni i w puszczy (In Desert and Wilderness) and in a selection of other children’s books. It also seeks to address the following questions: How did Polish illustrators depict Africa in illustrations for children? What issues and subjects interested them most? To what extent was colonial discourse legible in their portrayals of African people and cultures? What formal means and stylistic approaches did the artists use to create their visions? How faithfully did the illustrators adhere to the literary texts in their compositions? And how did they reconcile their individual styles with the achievements of contemporary art and the influence of African art, which served as an inspiration for many of them?
