Claim: William Wallace Denslow was born in Philadelphia and in the 1880's he traveled about the United States as an artist and newspaper reporter.
Evidence: (1856-05-05)May 5, 1856
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. In the 1880s, he traveled about the United States as an artist and newspaper reporter; he came to Chicago for the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, and chose to stay.