Alice Illustrated Around the World

Red leather front cover with decorative black curlicues.

Colorful illustration of Alice frolicking with with Wonderland characters.

Alice running in a circle with the Dodo bird, the mouse, and other animals.

Alice standing on a plant speaking to a green caterpillar smoking on a mushroom.

French illustrated page of the Hatter pouring tea on the sleeping Dormouse.

March Hare and Hatter stuffing the Dormouse into a teapot while Alice watches.

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Alice au Pays des Merveilles.

Translated into French by R. and A. Prophetie.

Illustrated by André Jourcin.

Paris: Editions G.P., 1949.

Jourcin’s characters—liquid, elastic, and non-threatening—seem to float through Wonderland.

Exhibit item 3.20

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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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