Dali in Wonderland

Dali and Alice in Wonderland. Perfect English Blog

What is the bond between the most famous of Surrealists Salvador Dali and Lewis Carroll’s "Alice in Wonderland"?

Salvador Dali was a man of many talents, he created not only iconic paintings of 20th century but also Chupa Chups logo or an illustrated cookbook. He also created incredible illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s "Alice in Wonderland".

Published by New York’s Maecenas Press-Random House in 1969 and distributed as their book of the month, the volume went on to become one of the most sought-after Dali suites of all time. It contains 12 heliogravures – one for each chapter of the book and an original signed etching in four colors as the frontispiece.

Those with a keen eye will immediately pick out some of Dali's signature imagery woven into the illustrations. The girl jumping rope in the frontispiece comes from his Landscape with Girl Skipping Rope and the iconic melting clock from The Persistence of Memory finds a nice home at the center of the Mad Hatter's tea party.