Selections from the Lewis Carroll Collection of Victoria J. Sewell

A Sesquicentennial Celebration of the First Publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Compiled and Annotated by Byron W. Sewell with a preface by Edward Wakeling

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The year 2015 marks the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. As part of the the sesquicentennial commemorations, a number of American exhibitions will be held under the auspices of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America, designated Alice150. One participating museum is the Huntington Museum of Art in West Virginia, which will host "Selections from the Lewis Carroll Collection of Victoria J. Sewell" in their main gallery during the summer. This full-colour volume catalogues the more than 180 items on display, fully annotated by Byron W. Sewell and with an insightful Foreword by prominent English Carrollian, Edward Wakeling.
Back in the summer of 2012, when Victoria Sewell’s grand­children were attending Summer Camp here at the Huntington Museum of Art, Victoria spoke with our curator, Jenine Culligan, about the Alice collection maintained by herself and her husband Byron Sewell. She told me that 2015 was the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and that they would be willing to share their collection with the Museum.
So, “Alice150: Selections from the Lewis Carroll Collection of Victoria J. Sewell” was born. It was such a nice surprise to find out about their collection and for the Museum to become a part of the celebration of a book with which everyone is familiar.
The Huntington Museum of Art is very excited to be a part of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s Alice by sharing the Sewell’s collection with Alice fans all over the Tri-State region. Hariette Cyrus Director of The Huntington Museum of Art