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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

[1907]
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When the copyright for the Tenniel edition of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" expired in 1906, the publisher William Heinemann commissioned Rackham to embark upon a new set of illustrations, despite attacks from the critics who considered it nearly sacrilegious to revise Tenniel's classic illustrations of 1865. Rackham's drawings, though the most controversial of his career, proved extremely successful examples of his vivid imagination and explorations into fantasy. His drawings for "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" have appeared in English, French, and German editions. The topsy-turvy scale in the story and the opportunities for metamorphosis in Lewis Carroll's novel lend themselves perfectly to the fantastical imagery that exemplifies Rackham's work.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  • Illustrator: Arthur Rackham (British, London 1867–1939 Limpsfield, Surrey)
  • Author: Lewis Carroll (British, Daresbury, Cheshire 1832–1898 Guildford)
  • Author: With a poem by Austin Dobson (British, Plymouth, Devon 1840–1921 London)
  • Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd. (London)
  • Publisher: Doubleday, Page & Company (American) New York, NY
  • Published in: New York; London
  • Date: [1907]
  • Medium: Illustrations: photomechanical process
  • Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 6 1/4 in. (20.6 x 15.9 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Fairchild Bowler, 1965
  • Object Number: 65.518.35
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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