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Queen of Hearts

1982

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Queen of Hearts

1982

Physical Qualities Wood engraving, Sheet: 420 × 275 mm. (16 9/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series From the suite of prints accompanying "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
Credit Line The Ryda Hecht Levi Collection of Illustrated Books, Bequest of Ryda H. Levi, Baltimore
Object Number 2009.36.50
Describing the world of imagery that he created for the “calculated pandemonium” of "Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland", Barry Moser stated: “I have tried to keep the illustrations weird (yet reasonable), and grotesque (yet humorous), but I have not tried to make them pretty or graceful.” Moser’s compositions show the story unfolding from Alice’s point of view, effectively placing the reader in her head to see through Alice’s eyes the fantastical characters and objects she encounters on her adventures.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2009; Ryda H. Levi, Lutherville, MD; Mary Ryan Gallery, NY, 1983
Rena Hoisington, BMA, "Off the Shelf: Modern and Contemporary Artists' Books," May Gallery, March 12 - June 25, 2017.

Inscribed: below image, in graphite: artist's signature

Artist

Barry Moser

American, born 1940

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Author

Lewis Carroll

English, 1832-1898

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