The Illustrated Alice in Wonderland (The Golden Age of Illustration Series)

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While most contemporary readers of Alice see little more than a childrens story, Victorian adults may have had a much different experience. Well known for his caricatures in Punch, a popular political magazine, Tenniel satirised political leaders and events. In fact, many scholars claim Alice characters are reminiscent of Tenniel's Punch drawings.

Tove Jansson, Swedish edition, 1966; first English-language edition published in 1977 by Delacorte Press, New York; first UK edition by Tate Publishing in 2011 Despite their differences, Carroll appreciated Tenniel’s unique style and process. The illustrator argued that the creatures in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland should not look like real animals but should instead look like made-up creatures. It was Tenniel’s childlike imagination that helped visualize the book’s whimsical characters we know today. Lewis Carroll’s Own Illustrations Illustration from Alice’s Adventures Under Ground by Lewis Carroll, 1862-4, via The British LibraryReception [ edit ] Alice in Wonderland by George Dunlop Leslie, 1879, depicting a mother reading the book to her child

Dorothy Newsome, Alice in Wonderland, small (12mo) softcover published by McDougall's Educational Co., Ltd., London & Edinburgh, no date, but contemporary ownership inscription dated 1933 Carpenter, Humphrey (1985). Secret Gardens: The Golden Age of Children's Literature. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-395-35293-9. Turner, Paul (1989). English Literature, 1832–1890: Excluding the Novel. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-812217-9. OCLC 18106770. Guiliano, Edward (1980). Lewis Carroll: An Annotated International Bibliography, 1960–77. University of Virginia Press; Bibliographical Society of the University of Virginia; Lewis Carroll Society of North America. ISBN 0-8139-0862-0. OCLC 6223025.

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Alice has long been a touchstone for fashion, too. Vivienne Westwood, Zac Posen, Viktor & Rolf, and John Galliano have all sent looks down the runway inspired by Caroll's characters and Tenniel's drawings, while the transformative, otherworldly possibilities of Wonderland hold appeal for fashion shoots. Emma E. Clark, color frontispiece and three other color plates (signed E. Clark) alongside Tenniel illustrations in 1930 edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Retold in Words of One Syllable by J. C. Gorham (This text was first published in 1905 with illustrations by J. Watson Davis – see above). Publisher: A.L. Burt. Royal Mail launches Alice in Wonderland stamps to celebrate Lewis Carroll classic". Warrington Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022 . Retrieved 18 September 2022.

Another captivating interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland is that of English Pop artist Peter Blake. Sir Peter Thomas Blake, born in 1932, has made an extraordinary mark on the British art scene over the years and has become a prominent figure in pop culture as a result. He is most famous for co-creating the sleeve design and artwork for the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band with Jann Haworth. In 1959, three years before the publication of her gorgeous illustrations for The Hobbit and nearly two decades after her iconic Moomin characters were born, celebrated Swedish-speaking Finnish artist Tove Jansson was commissioned to illustrate a now-rare Swedish edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland ( public library), crafting a sublime fantasy experience that fuses Carroll’s Wonderland with Jansson’s Moomin Valley. The publisher, Åke Runnquist, thought Jansson would be a perfect fit for the project, as she had previously illustrated a Swedish translation of Carroll’s The Hunting of the Snark— the 1874 book in which the word “snark” actually originated— at Runnquist’s own request. From the very beginning, then, the image of "Alice" has always been central. Tenniel certainly set an extremely high bar for illustrations – and he established many of the Wonderland tropes that endure across every medium, from her pinafore dress to the Hatter's top hat. Part of the reason Alice is so easily re-imagined is because she is so codified in the first place – something artists both use and subvert.

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Harss, Marina (28 August 2014). " 'Alice' in All Its Teenage Subconscious". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022 . Retrieved 24 January 2022. Day, David (2015). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Decoded. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-68226-8. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022 . Retrieved 24 January 2022. Characters from the book are depicted on the stained glass windows of Carroll's hometown church, All Saints', in Daresbury, Cheshire. [127] Another commemoration of Carroll's work in his home county of Cheshire is the granite sculpture, The Mad Hatter's Tea Party, located in Warrington. [128] International works based on the book include the Alice in Wonderland statue in Central Park, New York, and the Alice statue in Rymill Park, Adelaide, Australia. [129] [130] In 2015, Alice characters featured on a series of UK postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of the book. [131] See also [ edit ]