Alice Illustrated Around the World

Red front cover with a portrait of Alice.

Alice with enlarged legs sitting in a hallway with lights hanging over head.

Alice with an elongated, snake-like neck, looming over the a black furry caterpillar on a mushroom.

Alice stands next to the Duchess holding a piglet while the cook makes soup in the kitchen.

A large Mock Turtle approaches Alice and the Gryphon.

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Alices Abenteuer im Wunderland.

Translated into German by Karl Köstlin.

Illustrated by Lilo Rasch-Nägele.

Stuttgart: Dr. Riederer-Verlag, [1949].

Most Lilo Rasch-Nägele was a well-known Stuttgart artist and book illustrator. During the post-World War II Allied Occupation there were ten German translations of Alice before Köstlin’s, all in the British and American Zones. His is not a strict translation but rather a close retelling.

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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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