Alice Illustrated Around The World

Arabic front cover with a colored illustration of Alice, hare, and turtle.

Black and white illustration of Alice holding flowers as the White Rabbit runs past.

Black and white illustration of Alice in a pool of water next to the mouse on dry land.

Black and white illustration of the Hatter in court before the White Rabbit and a judge.

Back cover with a colored illustration of Alice with various animals and an elephant.

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أليس في بلاد العجائب

[Alīs in the Land of Wonders].

Translated into Arabic by a committee of specialists.

Beirut : Maktabat al-Maʻārif, 1985.

Nine full-page black and white illustrations by an anonymous artist show Alice as a thoughtful and determined girl. The role of the elephant, depicted on the frontispiece and the rear cover, is unclear.

Exhibit item 3.10

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In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Maryland will host the exhibition Alice 150 Years and Counting…The Legacy of Lewis Carroll: Selections from the Collection of August and Clare Imholtz.

This exhibition explores Lewis Carroll’s works and lasting legacy by showcasing how artists and illustrators from Tenniel to today have envisioned the Alice books. It highlights numerous foreign language illustrated editions, artistic bindings, unusual ephemera, and the role of Alice in popular culture over the past 150 years.

Alice 150 Years and Counting will be on display from October 2015-July 2016.

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