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The ugly duckling : a fairy tale of transformation and beauty / By Hans Christian Andersen & Marina Abramović ; edited by Lærke Rydal Jørgensen and Tine Colstrup

Catalog Data

Author:
Andersen, H. C (Hans Christian) 1805-1875  Search this
Illustrator:
Abramović, Marina  Search this
Translator:
Hersholt, Jean 1886-1956  Search this
Editor:
Rydal Jørgensen, Lærke  Search this
Colstrup, Tine  Search this
Author:
Abramović, Marina Works. Selections  Search this
Louisiana (Museum : Humlebæk, Denmark)  Search this
Physical description:
36 pages : illustrations, portrait ; 33 cm
Type:
Translations into English
Translations
Date:
2017
Notes:
Translation from the Danish: Jean Hersholt, 1949.
HMSG copy Purchased from the Arts Libraries Endowment.
Summary:
"I had a strong personal desire to illustrate Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Ugly Duckling,'" reflects pioneering performance artist Marina Abramović (born 1946). "As a young child and growing adolescent, I felt a complete identification with the story. I, too, was the ugly duckling." Andersen's story of the ugly duckling that endures torment and loneliness before becoming a beautiful swan has resonated with readers since it was first published in 1843. Now, in this beautiful new edition of the classic fairy tale, Abramović reimagines the story by adding new pen and crayon illustrations to the original text. This volume is the second publication in a series of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales illustrated by contemporary artists, following the huge success of 2016's 'The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen & Yayoi Kusama.
Topic:
Fairy tales  Search this
Children's stories, Danish  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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