Dodgson's

Biographers, critics, scholars and psychologists have delved into Dodgson's relationship with Alice—and by extension his love of little girls and of childhood itself.

Of Camera Lenses and Looking-Glasses Charles E. Pierce Jr. 2011

Mr. Winchester documents Dodgson's early interest in this new art form, his purchase of the best make of camera of his day a Double Folding camera made by Thomas Ottewill and his emergence as an important portrait photographer of cultural celebrities like Tennyson and of young children like the Liddell sisters.

Of Camera Lenses and Looking-Glasses Charles E. Pierce Jr. 2011

"Dreaming Head," a 1938 painting by the English Surrealist John Armstrong, pictures Dodgson's protagonist as a serene—albeit decapitated—sculpted bust, resting near flowers on a craggy cliff.

A Show Full of Artists in Wonderland Rachel Wolff 2011

At this point, Mr. Winchester candidly addresses the issue of Dodgson's sexual preferences.

Of Camera Lenses and Looking-Glasses Charles E. Pierce Jr. 2011

Dalí's 1969 illustrations are truer to Dodgson's narrative but are strange nevertheless: Alice is a shrunken, ball-gown-skirted, jump-rope-slinging stick figure whose distorted shadow is ever-present.

A Show Full of Artists in Wonderland Rachel Wolff 2011

In the 20th century, Surrealist artists latched on to the story's darker sides—the anthropomorphic characters, the mysticism and lawlessness of Dodgson's underground world.

A Show Full of Artists in Wonderland Rachel Wolff 2011

One of the highlights is an opportunity to learn more about Dodgson's photography.

C. M. Rubin: Alice C. M. Rubin 2011

One of the highlights is an opportunity to learn more about Dodgson's photography.

C. M. Rubin: Alice C. M. Rubin 2011

Kiki Smith tackled Dodgson's story as well in a series of early-2000s hand-colored intaglio prints, one of which shows an ashen Alice leading a pack of animals through the pool of tears.

A Show Full of Artists in Wonderland Rachel Wolff 2011

To my surprise, Mr. Winchester does not appear much interested in the influence that Alice Liddell might have had on Dodgson's creation of the heroine of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and, six years later, "Through the Looking-Glass."

Of Camera Lenses and Looking-Glasses Charles E. Pierce Jr. 2011