Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Woman in the Whorl
A small pale woman bends within an enormous sweep of hair-like currents and curling shapes. Faces emerge from the moving darkness above her. The design accompanies the tale’s closing reflections on separation, change and a promised future reunion.
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Willy Pogány. "The Woman in the Whorl" [editorial title]. In The Tale of Lohengrin, T. W. Rolleston; illustrated by Willy Pogány. Crowell edition, circa 1914, 1914, Thomas Y. Crowell. Source scan leaf 165. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/library-0460-163
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
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The Tale of LohengrinT. W. Rolleston; illustrated by Willy Pogány1914More from this book
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Willy Pogány. The Woman in the Whorl. The Tale of Lohengrin. Scan leaf 165. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/library-0460-163