• 50 Fascinating Works of Angela Carter Fan Art

    Cats & Keys, Blood & Breasts, Wolves & Women

    Angela Carter is one of those rare writers who has not only readers but fans. That is, those who not only love her work but who also use it to self-identify, who make it a part of their lives, and in this case, who make art about it. There is a lot of Angela Carter fan art out there. Perhaps you would like to see some of it. NB: I’m using the term “fan art” here to refer to work by amateur artists and illustrators as well as established ones, so long as the the artwork in question was never actually used as official art for any of Carter’s books. They read the book; they made the art. There may, it’s true, be a particularly good selection of Carter fan art online because of the 2012 competition, hosted by the Folio Society, to illustrate a new edition of The Bloody Chamber—the winner, Igor Karash, had his art used as the cover and interior illustrations for the book. As it has been published, Karash’s work is not included below—but many of his fellow contestants and finalists are, and I’ve noted these where the artist has identified them as such. Enjoy scrolling through the great artwork below, and if it inspires you to go back and re-read The Bloody Chamber, well, so much the better.

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    “The Company of Wolves,” by Emily W. Martin “The Bloody Chamber” by Iro Tsavala, shortlisted in the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber “The Company of Wolves, by Iro Tsavala, shortlisted in the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber “Puss in Boots” by Michaela Meadow Grandma Chance from Wild Children, by Ellen Leber “The Bloody Chamber” by Sam Kerwin, Runner Up Prize Winner for the House of Illustration / Folio Society Competition 2012 “Puss in Boots” by Sam Kerwin, Runner Up Prize Winner for the House of Illustration / Folio Society Competition 2012 “Nights at the Circus,” by Emma Block Illustration by Emma Dobson “Puss in Boots” by Sally Jane Thompson, created for the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber “Puss in Boots” by Louis Vinet “The Man Who Loved a Double Bass,” by Emma Martin “The Bloody Chamber” by Peter Strain, created for the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber “The Company of Wolves” by Peter Strain, created for the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber Illustration by Shauna Summers “The trees stir with noises of women who have lost themselves,” by Feline Zegers “The Bloody Chamber” by Katie Hartnett “The Bloody Chambers,” by Deepthi Radhakrishnan “The Company of Wolves,” Ben Jones, shortlisted in the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber Illustration by Emily Stalley Art by Frances Bell “The Bloody Chamber,” by Jenny Cox “The Company of Wolves,” by Chris Hagan “The Bloody Chamber,” by Yeji Yun “The Tiger’s Bride,” by Asher Dumonchelle “In the Company of Wolves,” by Kelsey King “Company of Wolves,” by Paula Calsen “The Erl-King,” by Laura Bifano “Marquis,” by Nicola Rowsell “The Erl-King’s Chorus,” by Abi Heyneke “The Company of Wolves,” by Daniel Mackie, created for the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber “The Courtship of Mr. Lyon” by Natalie Lauren Brown “The Bloody Chamber,” by Bruno Depetris, created for the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber Illustration by Wen Dee, created for the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber “Puss in Boots” by Christina Christoforou, created for the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber “The Snow Child,” by Rebecca Sutherland Book Jacket for The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter, by Rebecca Whiteman “Puss in Boots,” by Hannah Lewis “The Bloody Chamber,” by Gabriele Herzog , created for the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber “The Bloody Chamber,” by Benedict Mayer, created for the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber “Wolf-Alice,” by Kirsten McNee “Puss in Boots,” by Sidsel Sørensen, created for the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber “The Company of Wolves,” by Natalie Bulman “Wolf Alice (for Angela Carter),” by Gina Litherland, 2011. From the collection at MMoCA. “The Tiger’s Bride,” by Joanna Barnum Artwork by Peter Hoffmann “Company of Wolves,” by Patrick Hennings “The Bloody Chamber,” by Martha R. Ford, created for the Folio Society competition to illustrate The Bloody Chamber “The Bloody Chamber,” by Matthew Land “Angela Carter,” by Asuman Tanyas



    Emily Temple
    Emily Temple
    Emily Temple is the managing editor at Lit Hub. Her first novel, The Lightness, was published by William Morrow/HarperCollins in June 2020. You can buy it here.
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