Nielsen’s best-known work is for a collection of Norwegian fairy tales, East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Reviewing the book in 1914 ... Renaissance princess. “Kay Nielsen’s Enchanted ...

The book features descriptions of all of the images and three generously illustrated essays on the making of this series, the origin of Nielsen's unique imagery, and a history of the tales.

The forty-six look haute fourrure show, aptly titled Legends and Fairy Tales, was inspired by Kay Nielsen's Art Nouveau/Art Deco illustrations in the classic Norwegian book East of the Sun ...