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In honor of Hans Christian Andersen.
From: The Horn Book Magazine
Date: 20051101
Author:Brust, Beth Wagner
When I first visited the Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Odense, Denmark, what amazed me most was a display case containing intricate, whimsical, even startling paper cuttings created by Andersen. Most authors are only skilled with words, not art, while most artists struggle to find the right words. To my surprise, here was someone exceptionally gifted at both.
In honor of the two-hundredth anniversary of Andersen's birth, a sample of his artistry adorns the cover of this issue. This Christmas tree cutting is one of the few three-dimensional paper cutouts that Andersen ...
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