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In 1969, Random House publishers commissioned Salvador Dalí to produce an exclusive edition of Alice in Wonderland, originally written by Lewis Carroll in 1865. Dalí created twelve lithographs and a frontispiece, arranging both the text and images in this deluxe publication. He included a full-page illustration in each chapter that relates directly to the narrative or highlights the strange and whimsical nature of Carroll's tale. Some of Dalí’s characteristic subjects appear in the illustrations: the melting clock in A Mad Tea Party, the snail-like man in A Caucus Race and a Long Tale, the butterfly in The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill, and the jump-roping figure of Alice. Words, too, function as more than just narrative content. In A Caucus Race and a Long Tale, the text becomes a play on words between “tale” and “tail,” with the words twisting down the page in a tail-like shape.
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Artist - Salvador Dali [ 2344 ]
Printer - Maecenas Press [ 104532 ]
Publisher - Random House, Inc. [ 98856 ]
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- Project Gutenberg~Check out John Tenniel's classic illustrations for Alice in Wonderland.
- The Morgan Library & Museum, New York~Learn more about Alice in Wonderland in film starting in 1903.
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General Description
In 1969, Random House publishers commissioned Salvador Dalí to produce an exclusive edition of Alice in Wonderland, originally written by Lewis Carroll in 1865. Dalí created twelve lithographs and a frontispiece, arranging both the text and images in this deluxe publication. He included a full-page illustration in each chapter that relates directly to the narrative or highlights the strange and whimsical nature of Carroll's tale. Some of Dalí’s characteristic subjects appear in the illustrations: the melting clock in A Mad Tea Party, the snail-like man in A Caucus Race and a Long Tale, the butterfly in The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill, and the jump-roping figure of Alice. Words, too, function as more than just narrative content. In A Caucus Race and a Long Tale, the text becomes a play on words between “tale” and “tail,” with the words twisting down the page in a tail-like shape.
Adapted from
DMA label copy.
Fun Facts
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- Project Gutenberg~Check out John Tenniel's classic illustrations for Alice in Wonderland.
- The Morgan Library & Museum, New York~Learn more about Alice in Wonderland in film starting in 1903.
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Created in 1969
Checked Piction
Artist - Salvador Dali [ 2344 ]
Printer - Maecenas Press [ 104532 ]
Publisher - Random House, Inc. [ 98856 ]
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