Prémio Nacional de Ilustração 2005

San Francisco pediatrician George Cassady loved the “Alice in Wonderland” books so much that he read them to his sons at bedtime and incorporated "Alice" quotes into his lectures at medical conferences. In 2000 he gave his extensive collection of vintage books and spin-off items to USC his alma mater, along with $100,000 to create an "Alice" symposium with the Huntington Library in 2006 and a promise to keep adding to the book collection. Already some 1,000 items are in the collection, which includes first editions of the 1865-66 Alice's Adventures and its sequel Through the Looking Glass. In addition to these and a facsimile of the manuscript, there are “Alices” in other languages and from many decades as the original black-and-white etchings gave way to color and to modern printing extravagances inspired by animation techniques. Stage adaptations, film versions, Victorian-era playing cards and pop-up books for the very young are included in the collection. Some illustrators are famous in their own right, like Salvador Dali, Barry Moser and Ralph Steadman. Critical works on Lewis Carroll are included, as well as collector’s editions of Carroll’s other books.

The Lewis Carroll Collection Database Project