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The art of Beatrix Potter : sketches, paintings, and illustrations / Text by Emily Zach ; foreword by Steven Heller ; introduction by Linda Lear ; afterword by Eleanor Taylor.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2016]Description: 255 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 145215127X
  • 9781452151274
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • NC978.5.P6 Z33 2016
Other classification:
  • J205.561
Contents:
Beatrix Potter's artistic spell / Steven Heller -- Observation and imagination / Linda Lear -- A sense of place: the art and geography of Beatrix Potter -- Becoming Beatrix Potter -- London and the South Coast -- Scotland -- The Lake District -- Wales and beyond -- An illustrator's world / Eleanor Taylor.
Summary: An intimate glimpse into Potter's private world and the places that inspired her stories. She found must of her inspiration in her surroundings, and Zach takes readers on a visual tour of the areas in the British Isles that most influenced her work. The work includes early sketches as well as photos of Potter's family and household items that inspired her.
List(s) this item appears in: Gardens in Art, Artists' Gardens

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-244) and index.

Beatrix Potter's artistic spell / Steven Heller -- Observation and imagination / Linda Lear -- A sense of place: the art and geography of Beatrix Potter -- Becoming Beatrix Potter -- London and the South Coast -- Scotland -- The Lake District -- Wales and beyond -- An illustrator's world / Eleanor Taylor.

An intimate glimpse into Potter's private world and the places that inspired her stories. She found must of her inspiration in her surroundings, and Zach takes readers on a visual tour of the areas in the British Isles that most influenced her work. The work includes early sketches as well as photos of Potter's family and household items that inspired her.

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