Alice Illustrated Around the World

Front cover with an illustration of the White Rabbit in a red suit and a surrealist image of Alice with multiple legs and a gray skirt.

Illustration of large arms reach out of windows at the White Rabbit and an image of a lizard.

Surrealist illustration of an upside-down fish with legs holding an envelop and a drawing of a frog.

Surrealist illustration of the Cheshire Cat with large eyes surrounded by eggs and Alice wearing a hat while holding a pig.

Surrealist illustration of the Mock Turtle covering its face, next to stylized illustrations of Alice and the Gryphon.

Surrealist illustration of the White rabbit blowing a bugle, surrounded by the king and queen of hearts playing cards and a plate of cookies on a table.

Back cover with twelve stylized silhouettes of characters.

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不思議の国のアリス

[Arisu in Wonderland].

Translated in Japanese by Satomi Hisami.

Illustrated by Jan Švankmajer.

Tokyo: Esukuaia Magajin Japan, 2006.

Czech contemporary surrealist Jan Švankmajer is well-known for his Alice films, but not so much his Alice illustrations. Švankmajer’s illustrations are decidedly different from his films’ eerie interplay among puppets, a little girl, and threatening everyday objects like knives and tools. However, the illustrations in this edition are equally creative and brilliantly adapted to Japanese culture.

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Every year, Special Collections & University Archives staff work together to create relevant and interesting exhibits on topics that are of interest to the University, the community, and to scholars.

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.

Learn more about the exhibit.

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