December 19, 2017, Filed Under: Art, Featured1George Macy’s illustrated editions of Charles Dickens’s Christmas classic Between July 1937 and March 1938, Nonesuch Press—under the direction of George Macy—set out to publish what it billed as the most extensive collection yet made of Charles Dickens’s writings. It had already been an energetic few years. Macy founded the subscription-based Limited Editions Club in 1929, and the Heritage… read more
March 24, 2015, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyFeatured “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” artist Abelardo Morell delivers Amon Carter Lecture Photographer Abelardo Morell, whose work is featured in the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland exhibition, delivers the Amon Carter lecture on Thursday, March 26, at 7 p.m. at the Ransom Center. Morell’s work has been collected and shown at institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the… read more
February 19, 2015, Filed Under: Art, Books + Manuscripts, Exhibitions + EventsDraw Me: A history of the illustrated Alice Sir John Tenniel. Dalí. Yayoi Kusama. What do these artists of vastly different styles, mediums, and artistic movements have in common? Each, along with many other artists, has tried their hand at illustrating Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a tale so whimsical it demands illustrations. Alice appeals to… read more
