Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Star-Child Falls from Heaven
A long airborne figure crosses a dark star-filled sky with arms extended. Its patterned body and ribbons form a descending arc above bare trees and pointed hills. Kutcher turns the fall of the star-child into a sweeping decorative opening to Wilde’s story.
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Ben Kutcher. "The Star-Child Falls from Heaven" [editorial title]. In A House of Pomegranates, Oscar Wilde. Ben Kutcher's illustrated1918 edition, with H. L. Mencken introduction and additional Wilde tales; Library of Congress copy, Internet Archive benkutchersillus00wild, 1918, Moffat, Yard and Company. Source scan leaf 99. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0368-0079
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Ben Kutcher. The Star-Child Falls from Heaven. A House of Pomegranates. Scan leaf 99. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0368-0079