Two scholars helped provide perspective to my Sunday (Oct. 23) Times-Picayune piece about the two new TV series that are built on fairy-tale characters and stories. This post is an edited e mail Q&A ...

Natalie Frank, “Little Red Cap I” (2011–14) (all images courtesy the Drawing Center) In the back room of the Drawing Center, Natalie Frank‘s lavish pastels conjure fairy tales in all their grisly and ...

Natalie Frank’s deliciously dark fairy tale drawings, the stars of her critically acclaimed 2015 show at New York’s Drawing Center, are being transformed into a new ballet. Grimm Tales will debut in ...

Natalie Frank, All Fur III, 2011-14, Gouache and chalk pastel on paper, 22 x 30 inches (55.9 x 76.2 cm). Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Courtesy of the artist “I was so taken by the stories that I ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Fairy Tail has some of the biggest fan pairings in action and manga franchises ever, and the ...

Virginia Frances Sterrett’s artwork for an edition of Old French Fairy Tales is like the platonic ideal of fairytale art — the colors are so vibrant, the lines so strong. It reminds me of Aubrey ...

Kristen Young (right) stands with her daughter, Annie, as they take in “Gretel’s Contemplation,” a painting Young created for the Spirit Room’s exhibition on the theme of formative fairy tales. Ethan ...

Fairy tales help us imagine new worlds where everyday problems find magical solutions. Their characters and stories ask us to examine with fresh eyes our relationship to the natural world and with one ...

The new translation is based on the final 1857 edition of the tales, and stunning silhouettes from original publications from the 1870s and 1920s grace the tome's pages, alongside brand new ...

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