Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Horned Figure and the Goat: The Magic Island
A dark horned figure stands behind a pale goat and a heap of angular bones. Raised arms and heavy black shadows make the gathering sharply theatrical. King’s frontispiece supplies a dramatic visual introduction to William Seabrook’s account of Haiti.
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Alexander King. "The Horned Figure and the Goat: The Magic Island" [editorial title]. In The Magic Island, W. B. Seabrook; drawings by Alexander King. New York: The Literary Guild of America, 1929; drawings by Alexander King and photographs by the author., 1929, The Literary Guild of America. Source scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0399-0003
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A historical image from Seabrook’s account of Haiti. The drawings are Alexander King’s interpretations; photographs preserve the source’s period framing and captions.
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Alexander King. The Horned Figure and the Goat: The Magic Island. The Magic Island. Scan leaf 10. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0399-0003