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On a Golden Afternoon
..Alice's Adventures in Wonderland began as a performance. On a “golden afternoon” in 1862 Lewis Carroll improvised the story aloud, as he looked after and entertained the three daughters of Henry Liddell, including, most importantly, the precocious Alice Liddell. Charlie Lovett, author, scholar and curator of the Library’s current exhibition, shares the details of Carroll’s love... [read full post]
Alice Live!
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts will present the exhibit Alice Live! The exhibit will trace the history of Lewis Carroll’s immortal Alice stories in live performance from their first professional staging in 1886 to the present day. Alice... [read full post]
Go Ask Alice: Alice, Wonderland, and Popular Culture
Read all about it: Dame Gillian's lecture on "Alice in Time"'Go Ask Alice': Alice, Wonderland and Popular Culture, explores Alice parodies and ephemera for viewers of all ages, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, the beloved children's story by Lewis Carroll. The exhibition draws material from Fales Library’s Alfred C. Berol Collection, the largest collection of Lewis Carroll... [read full post]
