Animalarium: Edward Gorey

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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Put Your Nose in a Book

Mai Miturich

In case you wonder where I was... having been recently diagnosed with a congenitally deviated nasal septum,

last week I went to the hospital to undergo surgery. Now I am starting to feel good, but a mandatory rest period

hasn't allowed me to make my costumary pilgrimage to the Bologna Book Fair. Yes, that sucks!

This quick post is dedicated with love to all the friends, colleagues and artists who were there

and to all illustrated book lovers, be they children, adults, or beasts

Gerard Douwe, 1960

Sac Magique

Gaia Stella

Hugo Horita

Two works by Ester Garcia Cortes

Ayano Imai, thanks to Shelley Davies

Richard Scarry, from The Golden Book of 365 Stories, 1955,

thanks to Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves

Edward Gorey

I really hope to be there next year!

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

What Big Teeth You Have!

Stefano Morri

Of course, you already know the wolf's answer...

This scary week continues with the last and most frightening
installment of Animalarium's visual exploration of this
enormously popular tale. See my previous posts here and here,
and visit Shelley Davies for more Red Riding Hood goodness.

Patricia Cantor, thanks to Pinzellades al món

Andrea Rivola

Wohlfahrt Rotkäppchen

Beatriz Martin Vidal

Kiki Smith

Edward Gorey

Friday, September 23, 2011

Grandma Wolf

Danuta Imielska-Gebethner, 1963, thanks to hipopotamstudio

After the meeting in the forest, here is the second part of Animalarium's

iconographic celebration of one of the most popular and enduring folk tales.

Walter Crane, 1875

Arthur Rackham, 1902

Emanuele Luzzati, 1988

Wohlfahrt Rotkäppchen stamp, 1960

Edward Gorey, 1972

Raymond Briggs, 1972

The tension is building...

We'll be back soon with the scariest scene!

By the way, I have to say that my idea is in no way original!

There are many nice Red Riding Hood picture collections around the web,

for example you can find them here, here and here.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Pink Elephants on Parade

Cover illustration by Toshiyuki Fukuda

One of the few reasons I did like going to the Circus as a kid,
at the end I got to ride the baby elephant...