Thursday, September 20, 2012

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

“O my poor old Harry Jekyll, if ever I read Satan's signature upon a face, it is on that of your new friend.”
~Robert Louis Stevenson


This Art Thursday we have The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.






Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
by Jason Edmiston

From Books Should Be Free

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, poster from the 1880s

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
by Jesus Ortega

Links:

* Looney Tunes: Tweety and Sylvester in "Hyde and Go Tweet"
* The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde lesson plans
* Poem for Two Voices: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde lesson plan (wouldn't this be fun? creating poems for two voices using literature)
* Dr. Jekyll font
* Another interesting poster

1 comment:

HWY said...


Jekyll and Hyde...one of those pieces of literature that has given us a colloquial expression that everyone knows.

These posters (and film still) are great. Particularly love the art deco (Fredric March) one and, of course, the Looney Tunes still is wonderful.