Snow White in New York

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Chambers, Bruce. “Robert Henri’s Street Scene with Snow (57th Street, N.Y.C.): An Ideal of City ‘in Snow Effect.’” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 39 (Winter 1986): 30-39; 37-38, fig. 7. Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1980: 134, repro. Paintings other than French in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 47, repro., color repro. as frontispiece, as New York Street in Winter. Left to fend for herself in the wild city, Snow White finds work singing with the seven jazz-men and, discovered by a handsome music reporter, becomes the Belle of New York City once more.

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The Snow White fairy tale receives a 1920s Art Deco treatment in this beautiful retelling by Fiona French. Now a beautiful socialite, Snow White falls foul of her celebrity-loving stepmother who the tabloids call 'the classiest dame in New York'. Note: Exhibition history, provenance, and bibliography are subject to change as new information becomes available. Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 572, no. 875, color repro. Matt studied film and theater in college with the goal of one day writing and directing movies. But his first love was always drawing, and the more he saw the wonderful world of children’s books, the more he realized that this was the place for him. Being an illustrator is in many ways like being an actor, director, cinematographer, costumer, and set designer rolled into one.

Those who reviewed the 1902 Macbeth Gallery exhibition evidently did not single out Snow in New York for discussion, but they did react to Henri’s bold technique. Arthur Hoeber complained that “not infrequently Mr. Henri leaves off where the real difficulties of picture-making begin.” [5] [5]

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Enter or exit from Constitution Avenue, 4th Street, or 7th Street. The Madison Drive entrance is currently closed. One of today’s most accomplished illustrators has taken one of the best-known fairy tales and given it a startlingly updated setting in the ‘Big Apple’ of the 1920s, except that in this case the poisoned fruit is a cherry. The text is straightforward in style at the same time as being sophisticated in meaning, which gives it appeal for older readers. I received a copy of Snow White from Walker Books Australia to review. I love fairy-tale retellings so I was excited to read a graphic novel retelling. I still need to read the original fairy-tale though…A modern version of the classic fairy tale. Snow White lives in New York and is a singer with seven jazzmen Charles FitzGerald, “Mr. Robert Henri and Some ‘Translators,’” New York Evening Sun, April 8, 1902, quoted in Bennard B. Perlman, Robert Henri: His Life and Art (New York, 1991), 49. Some critics deemed Henri “a skillful handler of the brush,” and found his work “vital and strong.” [7] [7] American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 199, repro. Williams, William James. A Heritage of American Paintings from the National Gallery of Art. New York, 1981: color repro. 167, 199, 201.

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I really liked the illustrations in this, they were beautiful and very film noir which I’ve never seen in a graphic novel before. Although I don’t read a lot of graphic novels so that may be why… Yes, the artwork fits the mood of the 1930s NYC well and it does have a cinematic feel. Oh, and I do love the use of color: Actually I came across this book while I was browsing something else, and the summary intrigued me. Snow White isn't a favorite fairy tale of mine (that honor goes to Beauty and the Beast), so to see it combined with a historical period I am extremely interested in??? HELL YEAH Set in the 1930's in a jazz-like New York City, the book takes a spin on the original story of Snow White. This imitation of this book portrays the dwarfs as musicians and the much loved snow-white as a famous socialite.Personally, this book would only be suitable in older classrooms, and even then I'm not sure it is the most appropriate. The feminist in me wishes that there could have been a retelling of the saving of Snow, but I guess we'll just chalk it up to magic and leave it.

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A sharply witty update of the traditional fairy story. Fiona French's stylish, twenties illustrations are full of subtle visual jokes, which will delight older readers.' ( Children's Books of the Year) I was convinced for about 2/3rds of this book that it would be a 3-star read, but it won me over in the end. I liked some things about the art, but the smudgy drawing style sometimes made it hard to see what was going on. The setting was fine, but again, very dingy and sort of repetitive. The thing about Matt Phelan is that he rarely does the same story twice. About the only thing you can count on with him is that he loves history and the past. Indeed, between showing off a young Buster Keaton ( Bluffton) and a ravaged Dust Bowl setting ( The Storm in the Barn) it’s possible “Snow White” is just an extension of his favorite era. As much a paean to movies as it is fairytales and graphic novels, Phelan limits his word count and pulls off a tale with truly striking visuals and killer emotional resonance. I don’t think I’ve ever actually enjoyed the story of Snow White until now. Hand this book to graphic novel fans, fairytale fans, and any kid who’s keen on good triumphing over evil. There might be one or two such children out there. This book is for them. Oversized, uncommonly dynamic illustrations spark an otherwise slight and disjointed story about a selfish young man named Ojo, who refuses anyone who asks for help. When bid to become king of Continue reading »

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As she did in her Christmas book, Bethlehem, French takes the stained glass windows of English cathedrals as inspiration for her radiant artwork, which Continue reading » Modern view of the fairy tale Snow White set in New York. Follows the same story line - Evil stepmother, 7 men, poisoned and finds love at the end. Quite interesting to see how the fairytale takes place in today's society. Creative writing for children to see how other fairy tales could have a modern twist. Walker, John. Paintings from America. Harmondsworth, England, 1951: 36, 43, pl. 43, as New York Street in Winter. An illustrated collection of fifteen tales from the brothers Grimm, retold for younger readers. Stories include Hansel and Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, Rumpelstiltskin, Tom Thumb and The Frog PrincE. For a retelling of Snow White, I expected more. It's basically the same Disneyfied version (hapless heroine and happily ever after included) in the new setting (New York City in 1920s-1930s).