March Hare's Garden (Set Design for Alice in Wonderland)

William Penhallow Henderson's vibrant set design for a 1915 theatrical production of Alice in Wonderland depicts the Mad Hatter's garden in bold, stylized colors. The composition frames an interior courtyard with classical columns, flowering plants in vivid red and pink, and figures in period dress arranged across a terracotta floor. Henderson's use of saturated blues, oranges, and pinks creates dramatic spatial recession toward a luminous horizon. The work demonstrates early 20th-century theatrical modernism, blending architectural geometry with decorative floral abundance. Henderson, a Taos-era painter and designer, applied his characteristic chromatic intensity to stage design, translating Lewis Carroll's whimsical narrative into a visually cohesive environment that balances classical restraint with expressionistic color.