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who created the drawings in the raven room
The Poe Museum's Raven Room features the Raven illustrations of James Carling
how old was james carling when he drew the raven illustrations
In Chicago, aged 23 years, James Carling entered a competition in Harper's Magazine to illustrate a special edition of the Edgar Allan Poe poem The Raven.
why did james carling travel to america
In 1871, James Carling travelled to America to join his elder brother Henry and to attempt to become as successful an artist as Henry.

Question: how did the artist support himself in america
Self-contained rewrite: how did james carling support himself in america