Barbara Freeman
Thumbkin Children's Nursery Rhyme Hans Christian Andersen, ca. 1950
Gouache, Mixed Media on board
15 3/4 × 11 3/4 in / 40 × 29.8 cm
$ 11,000.00
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She illustrated many books by other writers, including The Treasure Hunters by Enid Blyton, and many collections of fairy tales, both traditional tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian...
She illustrated many books by other writers, including The Treasure Hunters by Enid Blyton, and many collections of fairy tales, both traditional tales by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen and modern stories. Some of her earliest illustrations are found in The Cuckoo Book (1942), a book of fairy tales by Edith Mary Bell. She also contributed to comics, including Playhour, and to annuals, such as Blackie's Children's Annual 1934. br By the 1960s, she had begun writing and illustrating her own books for children and young adults. Some have a touch of fantasy: in Two-Thumb Thomas, the eponymous hero is raised by school cats; in Broom-Adelaide, a fox rides a flying broomstick. Some, including Lucinda and The Name on the Glass, are set in the past, while others, such as A Book by Georgina and The Other Face, interweave the lives of the main characters with history. br Her books have not remained in print, but some of her illustrations are still available as posters and art prints. br Bio from Wikipedia