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Although adults may misremember them as light children's stories, the 19th-century fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen commonly deal with themes of loneliness, forced journeys far from home, and ...

Every Little Mermaid Halloween costume, every reference to “Ugly Duckling Syndrome,” and every use of “the Emperor’s New Clothes” as an idiom ultimately has its roots in the fairy tales of Hans ...

Even as a child, Paul Galdone knew he would be an artist: drawing was his life. But it wasn’t until he was in his mid-40s that Galdone illustrated his first children’s book and launched a career that ...

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Mike Davis blends surrealism, religious iconography, Dutch portraiture, and a touch of fairy tale magic to create narrative paintings that seem to tell fantastical stories while stretching beyond the ...

There once was a rich man who lived outside Baghdad, who had many riches but also had a blue beard which frightened all the women away. His neighbor had two fine sons and daughters, and he desired one ...

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Having always loved the Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, in 1969, British artist David Hockney decided to create his own illustrations of six of his favorite stories. Instead of focusing on the most ...