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Re: Illustration

Posted By: Eric Sleator, on host 207.212.92.11
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2001, at 09:30:07
In Reply To: Re: Illustration posted by Grishny on Wednesday, December 5, 2001, at 09:03:17:

> > ARTHUR RACKHAM
>
> I think he was one of the names we had to
> know for tests and quizzes in college, but
> Rackham was not one of the artists that we
> studied in depth. Probably because we were
> focusing mainly on the Golden Age of
> American Illustration, and Rackham was
> British. A pity.

Arthur Rackham was probably the most famous illustrator of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" next to John Tenniel. I don't have a copy of the book, but there are many websites with the illustrations, and they're gorgeous, although they do seem a bit melancholy.

-Eric Sleator
Wed 5 Dec A.D. 2001

Link: Arthur Rackham's illustrations

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Message:	> > > ARTHUR RACKHAM > > > > I think he was one of the names we had to > > know for tests and quizzes in college, but > > Rackham was not one of the artists that we > > studied in depth. Probably because we were > > focusing mainly on the Golden Age of > > American Illustration, and Rackham was > > British. A pity. > > Arthur Rackham was probably the most famous illustrator of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" next to John Tenniel. I don't have a copy of the book, but there are many websites with the illustrations, and they're gorgeous, although they do seem a bit melancholy. > > -Eric Sleator > Wed 5 Dec A.D. 2001
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