This session will explore the engraver’s responsibility when cutting Tenniel’s finished drawings on the wood. Demakos will delve into the different types of engraving, the process of physically cutting the… [read full post]
The Blog of the LCSNA
Conferences
Some past LCSNA meetings were filmed or recorded. We will post as many sessions as we can locate and in the future we hope to do this with all of our meetings. This allows LCNSA members and friends who were not able to attend to hear the presentations and those who attended to return to fabulous talks.
Lewis Carroll: A Poet First
Lewis Carroll’s first and last published works were both poems. Lost or under-appreciated in the universe of his Alice books, the beauty of his photographs, his games, puzzles and mathematics… [read full post]
The History of the Appleton Edition of Alice
Imholtz will discuss the fascinating history of the Appleton Alice, how it almost came not to be, how it did come to be, what it is, its variations, its marketing,… [read full post]
Using Alice’s Words for Web Poetry and Prose Creation & Creating New Tenniel Printing Blocks Using Laser Cuts
Bendis will discuss two separate research projects. The first is a web app that enables one to write open poetry and stories using the words and word frequencies contained in… [read full post]
Applying Global Information Systems to Reveal the Publication History and Interconnectedness of Alice.
A report on a demonstration project to visualize dynamically by time and geography the publication history of the two Alice books over the past 155 years. Employing the checklists entries… [read full post]
Adaptations of Alice, Creating a digital exhibit using Scalar
Koziura will discuss the process to create and the working demonstration version of a digital exhibit focused on adaptations of Alice, including timelines of films, music recordings, and games. Koziura… [read full post]
Beyond Tenniel: Trailblazing Illustrators of Alice
Arnold Hirshon. “Beyond Tenniel: Trailblazing Illustrators of Alice.” Despite common assumptions, the “long shadow of Tenniel” did not dictate the work of later illustrators, nor was Tenniel always the best… [read full post]
Revising The Tenniel Illustrations to the ‘Alice’ Books (1985, 2019)
On revising his book “The Tenniel Illustrations to the ‘Alice’ Books (1985, 2019),” including the updated original twelve chapters of the 1985 edition and six new chapters on book and… [read full post]