Lewis Carroll ’s seminal classicAlice ’s Adventures in Wonderlandhas been in print for a full 150 old age . The surrealistic , fantastical tale is most often associated with the drawing of illustrator John Tenniel — which inspired the look of the Disney pic — but the popular English illustrator was n’t the only artist to take a crack at visualizing the unfamiliar world at the end of the coney hole .
The challenge for artists task with illustrating such a well - have it off playscript is finding a way to “ put their own thing into it , ” according to Arizona State University prowess prof emeritus John Risseeuw . ASU scholar dove into the university ’s library archives for an upcoming symposium on the rule book link to the anniversary this twelvemonth . They discovered a treasure trove of dissimilar prowess link with Alice and her risky venture . Here are 9 dissimilar artists who get out their mark on the narration :
1. JOHN TENNIEL
You might recognize this illustration by Tenniel , from the first edition of the Word in 1865 .
2. SALVADOR DALI
But did you know Salvador Dalítried his handat illustratingAlice , too ? His dreamlike imagination seems dead suitable to the task . It seems meet that the tea party board became a thaw clock .
His edition came out in 1969 .
3. DISNEY
These songbook look a little different than the animate movie .
4. EMMA MCKEAN
This 1943 variant has sliding panels that to show multiple illustrations .
5. IRENE COREY
Thelegendarytheatrical clothes designer create these study for an out-of-door production at the Dallas Theater Center .
The yield was a mummer show .
6. BARRY MOSER
Moser ’s illustrations won the National Book Award in design and illustration in 1983 .
His woodcuts are imperfect due to his practice session of using untried Natalie Wood . The photographic print of the White Rabbit , the Red Queen , and others have tiny white cracks .
7. ROBERT SABUDA
This variation ofAlicehas come out - up illustrations .
8. ARTHUR RACKHAM
A prolific tiddler ’s volume illustrator , Rackham published his vision of Wonderland in 1907 , the first year the original copyright expired .
9.PETER NEWELL
Newell , whose pencil drafting came out in 1901 , was a political cartoonist .
All images courtesy Arizona State University
