Early Years

Presented here is the cover of What-To-Eat, Book Thirteen, No. Two from August of 1902 and it's the earliest work of Henry Vallely I've been able to track down. A mere 21 at the time he was apparently already capable of producing a large volume of work on a regular basis, as evidenced by the additional 21 spot illustration within the magazine. His style was still being developed, for though he favored a heavy use of black ink, his line work is looser and sketchier than it would become once he started working for Whitman.