Tales of the Brothers Grimm
By: drawings by Natalie Frank ; translated by Jack Zipes ; edited by Karen Marta
Contributors: Grimm, Jacob, 1785-1863; Grimm, Wilhelm, 1786-1859; Zipes, Jack, 1937- translator, writer of introduction; Nochlin, Linda, writer of added commentary; Gilman, Claire, curator, writer of added commentary; Taymor, Julie, 1952- writer of added commentary; Drawing Center (New York, N.Y.); Blanton Museum of Art
Publisher: Damiani
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9788862083867
Subjects: Women artists; Exhibitions; Illustrations; Fairy tales in art; Drawing; Fairy tales
Work titles: Kinder- und Hausmärchen
Description: "For 'Tales of the Brothers Grimm' thirty-six celebrated and lesser-known of the unsanitized fairy tales collected by the illustrious brothers were carefully chosen by artist Natalie Frank, re-interpret-ed in seventy-five gouache and chalk pastel drawings, and cast in a Surrealist dreamscape. This will be the largest collection of Grimm’s Fairy Tales ever illustrated by a fine artist. Frank’s irreverent palette, sophisticated use of color, and inventive depiction of these dark, far from storybook narratives, capture the original stories with a contemporary and unflinching eye. Each of the tales opens with a handdrawn title page, is framed by a unique border, and small drawings punctuate each story, all in the tradition of classic fairy tale editions. The foremost Grimm scholar, Jack Zipes, introduces the book and contextualizes these stories and drawings within a history of the Brothers Grimm, its illustrations, and the tradition of the fairy tale. A complex and unique world of the imagination emerges from the pairing of these tales with Frank’s drawings, assembled by the celebrated designer, Marian Bantjes. Additional texts include a conversation between the artist and director Julie Taymor, as well as essays by Feminist art historian Linda Nochlin and curator Claire Gilman"--Publisher's description.
Notes: Translation of: Kinder- und Hausm̈ärchen.

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition Natalie Frank: The Brothers Grimm; The Drawing Center, New York, April 10-June 28, 2015; Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, July 11-November 15, 2015"--Colophon. Catalog includes an introduction by translator and scholar Jack Zipes and a conversation between the artist Natalie Frank and director Julie Taymor.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-271).

Text of fairy tales in English translated from the German.
Table of contents: title: The frog king, or; title: Iron Heinrich --; title: The ungrateful son --; title: All fur --; title: The juniper tree --; title: The stubborn child --; title: Hans my hedgehog --; title: Bearskin --; title: The lettuce donkey --; title: A tale with a riddle --; title: Cinderella --; title: Little Red Cap --; title: The moon --; title: The maiden without hands --; title: The Bremen Town musicians --; title: The three army surgeons --; title: Brier Rose --; title: A tale about the boy who went forth to learn what fear was --; title: Rapunzel --; title: Thumbling --; title: Bluebeard --; title: Rumpelstiltskin --; title: The devil with the three golden hairs --; title: The three spinners --; title: Clever Hans --; title: The golden goose --; title: Puss in boots --; title: Mother Holle --; title: The six swans --; title: The animals of the Lord and the devil --; title: Hansel and Gretel --; title: The heavenly wedding --; title: The old man and his grandson --; title: Snow White --; title: The clever farmer's daughter --; title: One-Eye, Two-Eyes, and Three-Eyes --; title: The golden key --; title: Natalie Frank: the dark side of the fairy tale  -- Linda Nochlin; title: Telling tales: Natalie Frank and the Brothers Grimm  -- Claire Gilman; title: A conversation about visual storytelling -- Julie Taymor and Natalie Frank.