Human Alphabets 3, last updated on Aug 18, 2012

2. Human Alphabets 3/3
( 1834 – 2011 )
• Pilobolus Human Alphabet by John Kane (2005)
• The Naked Ladies Alphabet by Anthon Beeke (1970)
• Erté Alphabet by Romain de Tirtoff (1927-1967)
• Erté Numbers by Romain de Tirtoff (1968)
• Alphabet Erotique sans Q by Liliane Caumont (2010)
• HRG Font complete by Irina Batkova (2010)
• Ornamental lettrines by Napoléon Landais (1834)
• Alfabeto pittorico (picrorial alphabet) by Antonio Basoli (1839)
• Ornamental lettrines from 'Le Grand Dictionnaire Universel' by Pierre Larousse
(1865)
• Alphabet by Godfrey Sykes (1864)
• Erotic Alphabet by Joseph Apoux (c.1880)
• L'Alphabet du petit Charles (1877)
• Alphabet by Kate Greenaway (1885)
• Grand Alphabet Amusant by Eugène Morel (1890)
• Flower Fairies Alphabet by Cicely Mary Barker (1934)
• Alfabeto figurato (animated alphabet) by Lampridio Giovanardi (c.1825-1850)
• Les polichinelles utiles ou l'origine des lettres (1826)
• Alphabet diabolique by Jean Midolle (1834)
• Alphabet comique de Daumier (1836)

3. • Alphabet Les Cris de Paris n°1(c.1845)
• Alphabet des diableries (1856)
• The Human Alphabet by Three Delevines (1897)
• Romantic art nouveau alphabet by Ethel Larcombe (c. 1900)
• Postcards by "Neue Photographische Gesellschaft Steglitz“ (c.1905)
• Osanna in Excelsis by Evelyn Paul (1910)
• Anecdota Americana (1927)
• Paul e Gala by Salvador Dali (1931)
• Vogue Cover by Horst P.Horst (1940)
• "R" from Circus alphabet, France (early 20th century)
• Menschenalphabet (Human Alphabet) by Ingo Zimmermann (b. 1967)
• Photo Letter Leonor alphabet by Armin Haab (1967)
• “Q” from Ulysses-Alphabet by Fritz Janschka (1972)
• Abecadlo by Tomasz Jura (1991)
• Body Type by Howard Schatz (1996)
• Erotic Alphabet in Red by Roman Romanyshyn (2005)
• The Alphabet (Алфавит) by Oleg Origin (2005)
• Nude Alphabet by Yury Solotin (2009)
• Space Nomad Alphabet by Angie Wang (2009)
• Grotesque Beauty by Alexia Yang (2011)
• Gymnastics Canada Human Alphabet by Jennifer Blakeley (2011)
• Alphababes by Siolo Thompson (2011- 2012)
• Kama Sutra Penguin Classics cover by Malika Favre (2011)

4. Pilobolus Human Alphabet
by John Kane (2005)
• Six performace artists from the New York based dance collective
Pilobolus Dance Theater Group decided they would cover their
alphabods with some brightly colored, skin-tight outfits and try to
create the entire alphabet with only their bodies! The result is the
book The Human Alphabet. The photos were taken by John Kane ,
who has been collaborating with the Pilobolus Dance Theatre Group
for 12 years.
• http://starcasm.net/archives/39117
• Copyright © by Pilobolus Inc.
• Copyright © by John Kane

31. The Naked Ladies Alphabet
by Anthon Beeke (1969)
• Alphabet van Anthon Beeke (Anthon Beeke Alphabet) designed by Anthon
Beeke (1940) photographed by Geert Kooiman (1936) published by
Steendrukkerij de Jong & Co. Hilversum, The Netherlands in their
experimental 'Kwadraat' series in 1970.
• The entire 'naked ladies alphabet' was reproduced in black and white under
the title 'Belles Lettres Photo-Alphabet„, in the 1971 summer edition of the
New York „Avant Garde' magazine No 14.
• In august 2011 anthon Beeke releases the Body Type a re-edition of his
Naked-Ladies Alphabet. It is now being published in colour for the first time
and has been augmented with numerals photographed by Arjan Benning
(1972) .
Publisher: Drukkerij Spinhex & Industrie, Amsterdam , The Netherlands.
• http://www.beeke.nl/
• http://www.likecool.com/The_Naked_Ladies_Alphabet--Other--Gear.html
• http://pricelesscreativity.blogspot.com/2009/05/naked-ladies-alphabet-by-anthon-beeke.html
• http://peoplefortheethicaltreatmentoftype.blogspot.com/2008_11_01_archive.html
• http://westread.blogspot.com/2011/08/nude-alphabet-quadrat-print-1970.html
• http://www.arjanbenning.com
• http://www.zeixs.com/2012/04/human-numbers/
• Copyright © studio anthon Beeke

68. Erté Alphabet, 1927-1967 by
Romain de Tirtoff
• Erté Alphabet (1927-1967) , Erté Numbers (1968) by Romain de
Tirtoff (1892 –1990) a Russian-born French artist and designer
known by the pseudonym Erté, the French pronunciation of his
initials, R.T.
• Copyright © 2009 SevenArts Limited
• http://www.erte.com/alpha.html
• http://artmight.com/Artists/Erte-7229a.html/(page)/9
• http://artmight.com/Artists/Erte-7229a.html/(page)/10
• http://artmight.com/Artists/Erte-7229a.html/(page)/14

105. Alphabet Erotique sans Q
by Liliane Caumont 2010
• Alphabet Erotique sans Q created in 2010 by the French
sculptress Liliane Caumont (born 1947)
• Résine multiple sur 100 unités
• © Liliane Caumont
• http://www.caumont.com/Francais/Alphabet/Alphabet1.htm
• http://www.caumont.com/Francais/Nouveautes/Photos-GR/Alphabet-erotique-complet.jpg

112. HRG Font complete
by Irina Batkova (2010)
• Irina Batkova Moscow-based illustrator and digital artist. In 2010,
she created an ornamental caps alphabet called HRG Font
complete that was inspired by the sexy surrealist drawings of Swiss
Oscar-winning artist H.R. Giger.
• Copyright © 2009 Irina Batkova
• http://nightly.me/work/hrg-font-compleet/
• http://www.behance.net/gallery/HRG-Alphabet/682869

140. Ornamental lettrines
by Napoléon Landais (1834)
• Ornamental lettrines by Napoléon Landais (1803 - 1842) from either
his 'Dictionnaire Général et Grammatical des Dictionnaires Français'
(1834) or his 'Petit Dictionnaire Français Portatif' (1840).
• http://artdico.upmf-grenoble.fr/listeOrnements.php?debut=0
• http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2007/03/dictionary-iconography.html
• http://marinni.livejournal.com/496292.html#cutid1

167. Alfabeto pittorico (picrorial alphabet)
by Antonio Basoli 1839
• Alfabeto Pittorico, ossia raccolta di pensieri pittorici composti di
oggetti comincianti dalle singole lettere alfabetiche
• Alfabeto pittorico (picrorial alphabet) (1839) by Antonio
Basoli (1774–1848) Italian painter, interior designer, engraver, and
professor at the “Accademia delle Arti di Bologna” from 1804 to
1826.
• http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/avistrix/post119909874/
• http://lanternativa.info/antonio-basoli-inapoi-la-alfabet/
• http://www.liveinternet.ru/community/pour_l_amour_de_l_art/post119953372/

199. Lettrines from 'Le Grand Dictionnaire
Universel' (1865) by Pierre Larousse
• Lettrines from 'Le Grand Dictionnaire Universel' (1865) by Pierre
Larousse.
• http://artdico.upmf-grenoble.fr/ficheDictionnaire.php?cleDictionnaire=1
• http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2007/03/dictionary-iconography.html

227. Alphabet by Godfrey Sykes
1864
• An Alphabet, by Godfrey Sykes (1824 - 1866) was an English
designer and painter. England, 1864
• © Victoria and Albert Museum / V&A Prints
• http://chestofbooks.com/crafts/scientific-american/sup4/Alphabet-Designed-By-Godfrey-
Sykes.html
• http://fontsgraffiti.info/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/graffiti-tag-fonts-By-Godfrey-Sykes.jpg
• http://www.vandaprints.com/image.php?id=12497
• http://www.vandaprints.com/image.php?id=12474
• http://www.vandaprints.com/search.php?keywords=alphabet&page=2&numperpage=60

242. L'Alphabet du petit Charles 1877
• L'Alphabet du petit Charles 1877 imprimeur editeur Edmond Leroy
Bibliothèque nationale de France
• http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5565630m/f1.image.pagination.langFR
• http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5565630m/f5.image.langFR

249. Erotic Alphabet
by Joseph Apoux (c.1880)
• Joseph Apoux, active 1880-1910, French creator of the Erotic
Alphabet, circa 1880.
• http://sexoteric.com/blog/index.php/__show_article/_a000018-001091.htm
• http://konstansa.dreamwidth.org/114057.html

255. Alphabet by Kate Greenaway 1885
• Alphabet published in London in 1885 by Kate
Greenaway (Catherine Greenaway) (1846 –1901) an English
children's book illustrator and writer.
• http://www.vandaprints.com/search.php?keywords=alphabet&page=1&numperpage=60

269. Grand Alphabet Amusant
by Eugène Morel 1890
• Grand Alphabet Amusant by Eugène Morel published in France in
1890 by the venerable French printing house, Imprimerie Pellerin.
The author, Eugène Morel, was a librarian who championed public
libraries in France, particularly for children.
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/bibliodyssey/tags/alphabet/page3/
• http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2009/01/grand-alphabet-amusant.html

281. Flower Fairies Alphabet
by Cicely Mary Barker 1934
• Flower Fairies Alphabet 1934 by the English illustrator Cicely Mary
Barker (1895 – 1973) .
• http://www.liveinternet.ru/users/avistrix/post149084848/

295. Alfabeto figurato (animated alphabet)
(c.1825-1850) by Lampridio Giovanardi
• Alfabeto figurato, delightful animated alphabet of 24 letters,
engraved by Lampridio Giovanardi (1809-1878) Italian engineer-
inventor ,engraver ,cabinet maker. (Factory Reggio Emilia, the first
800). Etching, plate mm. 196 x 282.
• http://www.darsenarte.com/img/stampe8/stampe800/stampe800-2%20002.jpg

297. • Les polichinelles utiles ou l'origine des lettres
Alphabet
France, 1826
© BnF
• http://classes.bnf.fr/dossiecr/atelier/grand/sq04-08.htm

299. Alphabet comique de Daumier 1836
• Alphabet comique de Daumier
Alphabet
France, 1836
© BnF
• http://classes.bnf.fr/dossiecr/atelier/grand/sq05-01.htm

301. Alphabet diabolique
by Jean Midolle (1834)
• Alphabet diabolique was designed by Jean Midolle and published in
Strasbourg in 1834.
• http://classes.bnf.fr/dossiecr/atelier/grand/sq03-12.htm

303. Alphabet des diableries (1856)
• Alphabet des diableries, in Nouvelle collection de lettres de
différents genres à l'usage de MM. les peintres et graveurs, A.
Caulo
Alphabet
Paris, 1856
© BnF
• http://classes.bnf.fr/dossiecr/atelier/grand/sq06-15.htm

305. Alphabet Les Cris de Paris n°1(c.1845)
• Les Cris de Paris n°1
Alphabet
Paris, Maison Basset, vers 1845
© BnF
• http://classes.bnf.fr/dossiecr/atelier/grand/sq06-16.htm

307. The Human Alphabet
by Three Delevines 1897
• the Strand magazine (1897) employing the 'Three Delevines', music-
hall acrobats, in an attempt to display the entire alphabet in human
form, an article called 'The Human Alphabet'.
• http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vzEAuazt42w/TQ-QZwJ-LdI/AAAAAAAAA5E/lUPUb86DY9c/s1600/alphabet2.jpg
• http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_vzEAuazt42w/TQ-LypS0G3I/AAAAAAAAA5A/wj2vjnGGnDY/s1600/rt2.jpg

310. Romantic art nouveau alphabet
by Ethel Larcombe (c. 1900)
• Ethel Larcombe (1879-1965) British Creator, ca. 1900, of this
romantic art nouveau alphabet. [Google]
• http://cg.scs.carleton.ca/~luc/EthelLarcombe-Initialen.jpg

317. Postcards by "Neue Photographische
Gesellschaft Steglitz“ (c.1905)
• Postcards, produced about 1905 by the "Neue Photographische
Gesellschaft Steglitz" (New Photographic Society Berlin-Steglitz).
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Neue_Photographische_Gesellschaft_Berlin_Alphabet.jpg
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Neue_Photographische_Gesellschaft_Berlin_Alphabet_2.jpg

320. • "R" from Circus alphabet, France, early 20th century
• http://www.rhetoricainc.com/eofa/e_of_a/animating.html

322. • Alphabets animés, Hugues Demeude
Couverture de livre
© L'Aventurine, 1996.
• http://classes.bnf.fr/dossiecr/atelier/grand/sq06-17.htm
• http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51ZT7uz9OvL.jpg

325. Osanna in Excelsis by Evelyn Paul 1910
• La Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910)
• The phrase, Osanna in Excelsis (more commonly written in
English, Hosanna in Excelsis) in the form of a giant “E” with a
decorative initial letter “O” containing angels, and a smaller E-within-
the-e in a Mediaeval Uncial style. Printed in dark gold-coloured ink
(not actually metallic) and black.
• La Vita Nuova (The New Life) by Dante Alighieri, translated by
Gabriel Rossetti and illustrated by Evelyn Paul (1883 – 1963).
• The book is undated, but it appears to have been produced some
time between 1897 and 1920. Most booksellers say about 1910.
• http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Rossetti-Dante-LaVitaNuova/pages/0085-Osanna-in-Excelsis/

327. Anecdota Americana (1927)
• Anecdota Americana, collected by Mr. William Passemon, pen and
ink drawings by Anton Erdman, wood-blocs drawn & cut by Bruce
MacAile, printed and published in 1927 by Humphrey Adams.
• http://www.csufresno.edu/folklore/drinkingsongs/html/books-and-manuscripts/1920s/1927-anecdota-
americana/index.htm
• http://www.csufresno.edu/folklore/drinkingsongs/html/books-and-manuscripts/1920s/1927-anecdota-
americana/images/1927-anecdota-americana-05.gif
• http://www.csufresno.edu/folklore/drinkingsongs/html/books-and-manuscripts/1920s/1927-anecdota-
americana/images/1927-anecdota-americana-04.gif

330. Salvador Dalí: „Paul e Gala‟, 1931, France
• Salvador Dali (1904-1989).The great surrealist Salvador Dali
created a alphabet that he called Paule Gala (1931, France).
[Google]
In this dedicational drawing, Salvador Dalí writes the names of two
friends, Paul Eluard and his wife (and Dali's mistress), Gala, using
explicit poses.
• http://cg.scs.carleton.ca/~luc/Dali.jpg
• http://www.ljplus.ru/img4/g/o/goodfellowww1/paul-e-gala_-salvador-daln_-1931..jpg

332. Vogue Cover by Horst P.Horst (1940)
• Lisa Fonssagrives photographed by Horst P.Horst for Vogue
cover, USA 1940, UK 1940.
• http://pics.livejournal.com/kunst_camera/pic/000825xt
• http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5xoocc8EksQ/Tr_35WpUIRI/AAAAAAAAE6s/jfe28jFJYfA/s1600/fd14article-2055674-0E9275AD00000578-
174_634x773.jpg
• http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-URyDBSLJ-4Y/Ts9ZGg1d2CI/AAAAAAAACg0/GGNZLGCtoU0/s1600/10-vogue-covers_113725549379.jpg

335. Abecadlo by Tomasz Jura (1991)
• An alphabet of nude female forms created in 1991 for the title page
of Szpilli by the Polish graphic designer, llustrator, cartoonist, author
and professor of fine arts Tomasz Jura (born 1943).
• http://cg.scs.carleton.ca/~luc/TomaszJura-abecadlo2.jpg

337. Menschenalphabet (Human Alphabet)
by Ingo Zimmermann (b. 1967)
• Menschenalphabet (Human Alphabet) by German designer Ingo
Zimmermann (b. 1967) based on Peter Flötner's
• http://cg.scs.carleton.ca/~luc/IngoZimmermann-Menschenalphabet.jpg

341. Photo Letter Leonor alphabet
by Armin Haab (1967)
• Some of the letters from the Photo Letter Leonor alphabet (1967) by
Swiss photographer bookbinder-papermaker Armin Haab (1919 -1991)
• http://www.domusweb.it/en/news/naked-and-dressed-alphabets/

343. “Q” from Ulysses-Alphabet
by Fritz Janschka (1972)
• The Austrian painter, sculptor and graphic artist Fritz Janschka
(b. 1919) affiliated with the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism, who
created exquisite detailed erotic drawings.
These are mainly initial caps, such as in Ulysses Alphabet
• “Q” (from the Ulysses Alphabet of selected passages from the
novel by James Joyce), 1972, color etching, Sheet size 44 x 30.5
cm, [Folio of 26 letters published in 1973 by Propyläen Verlag,
Berlin, Germany, edition of 60 copies].
• The book edition of Ulysses Alphabet published In 1983 by
Harenberg, Dortmund Germany (Die bibliophilen
Taschenbücher 373).
• http://lettersforcezanne.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/fritz-72.jpg
• http://www.lemodalogue.fr/images/fritz-janschka_alphabet.jpg

345. Body Type by Howard Schatz 1996
• The American ophthalmologist and photographer Howard Schatz
(born 1940) in 1996 published the book Body Type.
This address book features all the letters of the alphabet created by
two extraordinary dancers working under water.
• http://blog.joinsmsn.com/media/folderListSlide.asp?uid=ohpax&folder=71&list_id=12443372
• http://snoecks.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/schatz.jpg?w=720

356. The Alphabet (Алфавит)
by Oleg Origin 2005
• The Alphabet (Алфавит) created in 2005 by the Russian
photographer Oleg Origin.
• http://www.olegorigin.com/photo/photo_ab_abc_en.html
• http://photoclub.pnz.ru/modules/photofull.php?id=2438&rs=0

358. Erotic Alphabet in Red 2005
by Roman Romanyshyn
• The Roman Romanyshyn (Ukrainian painter, sculptor, graphic artist
b. 1957) created the Erotic Alphabet in Red, 2005
• 3-4 plate etching and aquatint.
• http://roman.lviv.ua/?artid=1297639937&page=2&lang=eng
• http://roman.lviv.ua/?artid=1297639937&page=3&lang=eng
• http://www.davidsongalleries.com/artists/romanyshyn/romanyshyn.php

372. Space Nomad Alphabet
by Angie Wang (2009)
• Angie Wang American illustratress made a nice all caps illustrated
alphabet called Space Nomads (2009). Behance link. [Google]
• http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs45/f/2009/089/5/4/Space_Nomad_Alphabet__ABC_by_okchickadee.png

374. Nude Alphabet by Yury Solotin 2009
• Nude Alphabet (Алфавит ню or Алфавит Солотина) created in
2009 and published December 29th, 2011 by the Russian
photographer Yury Solotin .
• © Yury Solotin
• http://www.solotin.com/2011/12/blog-post_29.html
• http://www.solotin.ru/foto/alphabet/

405. Grotesque Beauty
by Alexia Yang (2011)
• Alexia Yang Graphic designer from Long Beach, CA. She created
an illustrated caps face inspired by contortion, called Grotesque
Beauty (2011).
• http://www.behance.net/alexiayang/frame/906588
• http://cg.scs.carleton.ca/~luc/AlexiaYang--GrotesqueBeauty-2011.jpg
• http://cg.scs.carleton.ca/~luc/AlexiaYang--GrotesqueBeauty-2011d.jpg

409. Gymnastics Canada Human Alphabet
by Jennifer Blakeley 2011
• Alphabet Photography has teamed with Gymnastics Canada to
create a human alphabet and support them on their journey to
the London 2012 Olympic games. Photographer Jennifer
Blakeley recently met with high profile Canadian gymnasts to shape
their bodies into all 26 letters of the alphabet.
• http://photogallery.thestar.com/1072673
• http://thestar.blogs.com/.a/6a00d8341bf8f353ef0153926e5e63970b-800wi

420. Alphababes by Siolo Thompson
2011-2012
• Siolo Thompson a self taught visual artist created the Alphababes in
2011-2012 . She lives in Seattle, WA
• http://siolothompson.blogspot.com/2012/02/alphababes.html
• http://siolothompson.blogspot.com/

425. Kama Sutra Penguin Classics cover
by Malika Favre 2011
• Penguin Classics published in January 2012 the Deluxe Edition of
"KAMA SUTRA"
Cover illustration by the French graphic artist Malika Favre
Art direction by Paul Buckley
• http://www.malikafavre.com/Kama-Sutra
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/malikafavre/
• hhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/paulbuckleydesign/7176960239/in/photostream
• ttp://art-opology.blogspot.gr/2012/08/kama-sutra-malika-favre.html
• http://designcollector.net/kama-sutra-by-malika-favre/
• http://25thcenturyyy.com/malika-favre-kamasutra/

428. Human Alphabets 3/3
( 1834 – 2011 )
Sources
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• All the copyrights belong to the original authors
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