George MacDonald (the pen-name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson); it was MacDonald's advice, and the enthusiastic reception of "Alice" by MacDonald's many sons and daughters, that convinced Carroll to submit "Alice" for publication. Carroll, one of the finest Victorian photographers, also created photographic portraits of several of the MacDonald children. MacDonald was also friends with John Ruskin, and served as a go-between in Ruskin's long courtship with Rose La Touche. While in America he was befriended by Longfellow and Walt Whitman. As hinted above, MacDonald's use of fantasy as a literary medium for exploring the human condition greatly influenced a generation of notable
George Dodgson Callow 1863 and "Coastal Scene, Isle of Wight" in 1864. He appears to have specialised in landscapes and maritime painting. He was married to Katherine Elston in 1866. The couple are not known to have had any children. He died in 1875. His work is included in a number of public collections in the United Kingdom, including Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art and Brighton and Hove Museum and Art Gallery. George Dodgson Callow George Dodgson Callow (1829–1875) was an English painter who specialized in landscapes and maritime water color painting. Callow was born in Liverpool in 1829; according to the Parish