The art of Beatrix Potter : sketches, paintings, and illustrations

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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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Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943 Criticism and interpretation

Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943 Illustrations

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ISBN:

9781452151274
145215127X

Description:

255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-244) and index

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

Control Number:

2054200

Other Authors:

Heller, Steven, writer of foreword
Lear, Linda J., 1940- writer of introduction
Taylor, Eleanor, 1969- writer of afterword

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