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Alan Odle (1888-1948) was an English illustrator, remembered today as the husband of the English novelist Dorothy Richardson. His grotesque and subversive style was a precursor of surrealism. He illustrated an English edition of Voltaire's Candide, Mark Twain's 1601 and Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher.

He married Richardson in 1917. The film director and Python Terry Gilliam is a connoisseur of his work.

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-'''Alan Odle''' ([[1888]]-[[1948]]) was an [[England|English]] [[illustrator]], remembered today as the husband of the English [[novelist]] [[Dorothy Richardson]].  He grotesque and subversive style was a precursor of [[surrealism]].  He illustrated an English edition of [[Voltaire]]'s ''[[Candide]]'', [[Mark Twain]]'s ''[[1601]]'' and [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s ''[[The Fall of the House of Usher]]''.
+'''Alan Odle''' ([[1888]]-[[1948]]) was an [[England|English]] [[illustrator]], remembered today as the husband of the English [[novelist]] [[Dorothy Richardson]].  His grotesque and subversive style was a precursor of [[surrealism]].  He illustrated an English edition of [[Voltaire]]'s ''[[Candide]]'', [[Mark Twain]]'s ''[[1601]]'' and [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s ''[[The Fall of the House of Usher]]''.
 He married Richardson in [[1917]].  The film director and [[Monty Python|Python]] [[Terry Gilliam]] is a connoisseur of his work.
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 ==External link==
 [http://www.artnet.com.artist/667030/alan-odle.html Examples of his work]
+[[Category:CZ Live|Odle, Alan]]
+[[Category:Visual Arts Workgroup|Odle, Alan]]
+[[Category:Stub Articles|Odle, Alan]]