Nancy Ekholm Burkerts James and the Giant Peach: a gothic fairytale | Roald Dahl
Anatomy of an artworkRoald Dahl This article is more than 4 years oldNancy Ekholm Burkert’s James and the Giant Peach: a gothic fairytaleThis article is more than 4 years oldThe artist best known for illustrating Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs draws on influences from flora and fauna
American gothic …It is easy to forget that Quentin Blake’s grotesques aren’t the only images to accompany Roald Dahl’s tales. In 1961, young Nancy Ekholm Burkert illustrated his kids’ story James and the Giant Peach as a gothic fairytale, rooted in her observations of flora and fauna.
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