Illustrators of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

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The illustrator for the original editions in 1865 (left) was John Tenniel. Alice illustrated in 1907 (right) by Arthur Rackham.
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Alice by Blanche McManus in 1899
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Alice by Peter Newell in 1901
In 2010, artist David Revoy received the CG Choice Award for his digital painting "Alice in Wonderland". Alice-in-Wonderland by-David-Revoy 2010-07-21.jpg
In 2010, artist David Revoy received the CG Choice Award for his digital painting "Alice in Wonderland".

There are more than 100 illustrators of English-language editions of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871), with many other artists for non-English language editions. The illustrator for the original editions was John Tenniel, whose illustrations for Alice and Looking Glass are among the best known illustrations ever published.

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first published in 1865, but it was withdrawn as the illustrator, Tenniel, was unhappy with the quality of the printing. The text blocks were sent to America where they were bound with a new title page and sold there.

Apart from E. Gertrude Thomson, who illustrated the cover of The Nursery "Alice" (1890), the first artist other than Tenniel to produce illustrations for Alice was Beatrix Potter, who created six illustrations in the 1890s although none appeared in book form. [1]

In America, until 1891, publishers could reprint British books without the copyright restraint, but from that date on they had to get the agreement of the UK publishers and authors. As a result, several US publishing houses issued copies of the Alice books with Tenniel illustrations. McManus was the first to attempt the task of providing new illustrations for the books in 1899. Up to 1907, Macmillan held the exclusive copyright of Alice's Adventures in Britain and the Colonies. When the copyright ran out many publishers took the opportunity to issue the Alice book with new illustrations, and around 20 editions appeared in the following two years alone. (The Through the Looking-Glass copyright did not run out until 1948). [1]

List of illustrators

References

  1. 1 2 Illustrating Alice. Artists' Choice 2013 page22
  2. Gordon Robinson-illustrated edition at Project Gutenberg
  3. "Pogany's Alice". Archived from the original on 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  4. 1 2 "Artists Choice Editions". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  5. "Seven Seas Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-01-28.

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