Alan Odle
Encyclopedia
Alan Odle was an English
illustrator
, remembered today as the husband of the English novelist Dorothy Richardson
. His grotesque and subversive style was a precursor of surrealism
. He illustrated an English edition of Voltaire
's Candide
, Mark Twain
's 1601 and The Mimiambs of Herondas. He contributed to a number of short-lived periodicals such as The Gypsy & The Golden Hind.
He married Richardson in 1917. The film director and Python
Terry Gilliam
is a connoisseur of his work.
There is an article on him by Martin Steenson in the Antiquarian Book Monthly Review October 1979.
The Imaginative Book Illustration Society at http://www.bookillustration.org has an Odle bibliography by Martin Steenson in issue 9 of their newsletter.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
, remembered today as the husband of the English novelist Dorothy Richardson
Dorothy Richardson
Dorothy Miller Richardson was a British author and journalist.-Biography:Richardson was born in Abingdon in 1873. Her family moved to Worthing, West Sussex in 1880 and then Putney, London in 1883...
. His grotesque and subversive style was a precursor of surrealism
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
. He illustrated an English edition of Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
's Candide
Candide
Candide, ou l'Optimisme is a French satire first published in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. The novella has been widely translated, with English versions titled Candide: or, All for the Best ; Candide: or, The Optimist ; and Candide: or, Optimism...
, Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
's 1601 and The Mimiambs of Herondas. He contributed to a number of short-lived periodicals such as The Gypsy & The Golden Hind.
He married Richardson in 1917. The film director and Python
Monty Python
Monty Python was a British surreal comedy group who created their influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series...
Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam
Terrence Vance "Terry" Gilliam is an American-born British screenwriter, film director, animator, actor and member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam is also known for directing several films, including Brazil , The Adventures of Baron Munchausen , The Fisher King , and 12 Monkeys...
is a connoisseur of his work.
There is an article on him by Martin Steenson in the Antiquarian Book Monthly Review October 1979.
External links
The Imaginative Book Illustration Society at http://www.bookillustration.org has an Odle bibliography by Martin Steenson in issue 9 of their newsletter.