Mythmakers Encore: John Tenniel

Let's celebrate the contribution to fantasy of our favourite illustrators. Today we start with the grandaddy of Oxford Fantasy Illustration, Sir John Tenniel, the illustrator behind the Alice in Wonderland images. Find out about the unfortunate accident in his youth that he hid from his father, his extraordinary memory and his artistic influences. Guess who was at his retirement dinner? It is quite a fantasy dinner party moment!

00:00 Introduction: Welcome to Mythmakers and Celebrating Illustrators

01:07 John Tenniel: The Man Behind Alice's Wonderland

02:22 A Victorian Life: Family, Tragedy, and the Fencing Accident

05:49 Artistic Influences: From Theatre to the Nazarene Movement

08:37 Breaking Through: The Houses of Parliament Competition

09:24 The Craft of Victorian Illustration: From Drawing to Woodblock

10:26 Meeting Lewis Carroll: The Perfect Collaboration

11:23 Words and Images United: The Alice Books as Visual Experience

12:22 A Knighted Legacy: Sir John Tenniel's Retirement and Recognition

13:28 Enduring Impact: Tenniel's Legacy in Fantasy Illustration

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