Tag Archives: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Adventures Underground

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Brian D. Butler

“Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or … Continue reading →

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Do Fictitious Dishes Have Calories

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Brian D. Butler

For her very clever photo project called “Fictitious Dishes“, graphic artist/designer/editor/photographer Dinah Fried has reimagined meals for iconic fictional characters. She recreated and staged meals from Moby Dick, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Catcher in the Rye, Alice … Continue reading →

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Advice From a Caterpillar

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Brian D. Butler

There have been many brilliant illustrated editions of Lewis Carroll‘s masterpiece Alice in Wonderland published over the last century, but Salvador Dali‘s take on the book has to be the most original. Published by New York’s Maecenas Press-Random House in … Continue reading →

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