Fence-painting scene commemorates anniversary of author's birth
That it’s taken this long is somewhat surprising, but this morning Google devotes one of its Internet famous Doodles to Mark Twain on what is the 176th anniversary of his birth.
Google has been doodling with its logo since 1998.
Michael Cavna, writing on the Washington Post’s Comic Riffs blog, approves of the Twain treatment:
To celebrate the 176th anniversary of Mark Twain’s Missouri birth Wednesday, Google paints its logo in perhaps the most fitting way possible: By using its patented “Doodle” to render the world of Twain’s Tom Sawyer, who famously cajoled friends to whitewash a fence for him. …
The homepage Doodle is a panoramic triptych featuring the boyhood Missouri pals from two of Twain’s best-loved books: 1876’s “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and arguably the greatest American novel, 1885’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” The Doodle’s folksy style can be read as a nod to original Twain illustrator True Williams.
You can go see it for yourself on Google’s homepage, or take a look at this video.
