About

After the original set of illustrations commissioned to John Tenniel, the adventures of Alice in Carroll’s underworld were depicted  by many other artists.  The exact number of illustrators that recreated this intemporal tale is unknown (and always rising). “The Draw me Alice blog” aims at tracking these reshaped Alices and display them in a dedicated space. The mission promises a fair deal of fun.

If you find any imprecision, please let me know! I will happily correct it.

An admirer of the Wonderland,

Teresa Summavielle

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(Illustration from Tenniel, original Alice edition)

14 thoughts on “About”

  5. Unknown's avatar

    The blog is getting better and better…congratulations!
    I was wondering whether you would want at some stage to explore how Alice in wonderland influenced children´s literature and illustration over the years (an interesting link on this is http://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/themes/childhood-and-childrens-literature). Also, did Alice cross disciplinary boundaries? Did it affect other literary genres (Douglas Hoffstadter called his Pulitzer winner philosophical work, Godel, Escher, Bach: The Eternal Golden Braid “A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll…) ? And what about its impact on the visual arts (The Wachowskis who directed Matrix have stated that Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a running theme in their trilogy…; and what about Alice´s influence in the Wizard of Oz?)? And on the Neurosciences (there is an Alice in wonderland syndrome, which is related to a neurological condition affecting perception)? Finally, what did Carroll hide below the surface of his wonderful and whimsical imaginative story (an interesting link is http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/20/alice-in-wonderland-what-does-it-all-mean)?
    Anyway, thank you for your very beautiful blog. Well worth a visit!
    J

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  6. J's avatar

    The blog is getting better and better…congratulations!
    I was wondering whether you would want at some stage to explore how Alice in wonderland influenced children´s literature and illustration over the years (an interesting link on this is http://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/themes/childhood-and-childrens-literature). Also, did Alice cross disciplinary boundaries? Did it affect other literary genres (Douglas Hoffstadter called his Pulitzer winner philosophical work, Godel, Escher, Bach: The Eternal Golden Braid “A metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of Lewis Carroll…) ? And what about its impact on the visual arts (The Wachowskis who directed Matrix have stated that Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a running theme in their trilogy…; and what about Alice´s influence in the Wizard of Oz?)? And on the Neurosciences (there is an Alice in wonderland syndrome, which is related to a neurological condition affecting perception)? Finally, what did Carroll hide below the surface of his wonderful and whimsical imaginative story (an interesting link is http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/mar/20/alice-in-wonderland-what-does-it-all-mean)?
    Anyway, thank you for your very beautiful blog. Well worth a visit!
    J

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    • Unknown's avatar

      Hi, many thanks, I very much appreciated your comment! I mean to continue, but my days are just to short!
      Are you sure Blanche MCManus? I do have a colour edition by Blanche McManus (1900), but those illustrations are very different from the “unknown” ones. Would you share with me how got to know that?
      Best regards
      Teresa

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  9. Maayan Cohen Duwek's avatar

    Try and compare them. You will see that they are the same illustrations, only differently colored. I have a copy of these illustrations in black and white aswell. The 1900 copy is 3 color print – red, green and black. By 1910, the did full color – like your unknown one. I have it too 😊

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