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Visual ArtsAlice in Acidland Alice in Wonderland Jan Svankmajer John Tenniel Lewis Carroll Robert Ingpen Tim Burton
The Many Faces of Alice in Wonderland
11:56 am Wednesday Dec 2, 2009 by Judy Berman

When we came across Boing Boing’s sampling of images from the latest edition of Alice in Wonderland, illustrated by Robert Ingpen, we found ourselves captivated by the new Alice. Although Ingpen hasn’t touched our heroine’s signature blue dress and white pinafore, he has transformed her from beaming blonde tween to romantic, red-headed waif. If John William Waterhouse had painted Alice’s portrait, this is how it might have looked.

Ingpen’s dreamy, new rendering also got us thinking about the many forms Alice has taken since her first appearance in 1865. After the jump, follow us down the rabbit hole to see how artists and filmmakers have portrayed Lewis Carroll’s muse over the years.

The original: John Tenniel, 1865

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Elegant Alice: Blanche McManus, 1876

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Dotty Alice: Mabel Lucie Atwell, 1910

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Silent Alice: dir. W.W. Young, 1915

Disney princess: 1951

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Alice in Central Park: Jose de Creeft, 1959

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Alice in Acidland: dir. John Donne, 1968

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Jan Svankmajer’s Alice: 1988

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Alice in Shadows: Abelardo Morrell, 1999

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Tim Burton’s Alice: 2010

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Craving more Alice? This incredibly comprehensive archive of Alice in Wonderland illustrators should keep you busy for a few days.

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rawksavvy • December 2nd, 2009 at 12:02 pm

omg don’t forget the terrifying tv version from the ’80s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-MLwPW86Rs

rawksavvy • December 2nd, 2009 at 12:04 pm

oh and there’s the porno version of alice in wonderland, by bill osco: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8fDfZPN-6Y

(yes, i’m also disturbed by how much i know on this silly subject)

Bryan • December 2nd, 2009 at 11:02 pm

American McGee’s Alice?

CONSTANT • December 3rd, 2009 at 10:03 am

http://lavie-en-beads.up.seesaa.net/image/MoserBarry_Alice.jpg

barry moser’s was always my favorite

Eddy • December 3rd, 2009 at 3:20 pm

Come on, there are so many other faces missing. What about Alice from DC Vertigo’s “Fables”?

Gwen • December 4th, 2009 at 12:17 pm

Hence the link at the bottom of the article for a larger archive of Alice. I agree with rawksavvy… How can they miss the Alice from the TV mini series in 1980-something?? I finally have a copy on DVD but it had to be a bootleg version. (I might have it on Beta somewhere.)

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