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Thursday 19 February 2009

Alices In Wonderland: Part28



Harry Riley is another artist that I have been able to find little or nothing about. I know that he was English and that his dates are 1895-1966 with his edition of Alice having been produced in 1945. My copy is a third edition from 1946 published by Arthur Barron. The black and white illustrations are not entirely unlike the classic Tenniel ones, particularly in the portrayal of the animal characters. There are also a couple of colour plates - of the tea party and the croquet game - which are slightly more original watercolours though with characters still clearly based on Tenniel.

In the story, Alice, fearful for the baby's life in the chaotic kitchen, picks it up and carries it out, only to find that as she walks away with it, it turns into a pig which she releases into the forest.

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