Florence Mary Anderson - Artist and stage designer, 1893-1972 Florence Mary Anderson Florence Mary Anderson nee MacArthur. '"Molly" MacArthur, the artist and stage designer, was born in Chelsea, London on 27th October 1893, the second child of the Liberal MP William MacArthur and Florence Creemer (nee Clarke). She was trained at
Theodorus van Hoytema - Dutch Illustrator, painter 1863-1917 Theo Van Hoytema Theodorus van Hoytema (Den Haag 1863-1917) achieved fame during his lifetime as a book-illustrator, painter and draughtsman. He is considered to be the most important representative of lithographic work in the Netherlands and his prints are well represented in
Greenaway, Kate - English Illustrator and Author, 1846-1901 Kate Greenaway Born Catherine Greenaway, Kate Greenaway be one of the most important and influential illustrator for children of the late nineteenth century, despite shyness and avoidance of publicity. Indeed, a whole industry, which included china, fabrics, wallpaper, children’s clothing, and dolls,
Potter, Beatrix - English Author and Illustrator, 1866-1943 Beatrix Potter Beatrix Potter’s legacy to children’s literature include; twenty-three small books and one longer collection of stories. Strict integrity to the natures of her animal characters, an ear for striking, precise language, and an eye for detail have made her stories
Caldecott, Randolph - English Illustrator and Author (1846-1886) Randolph Candecott Along with Walter Crane and Kate Greenaway, Randolph Caldecott was one of the three great illustrators to work under the auspices of the English printer Edmund Evans and to usher in a golden age of book illustration for children. His
Parrish, Maxfield - American Illustrator, 1870-1966 Maxfield Parrish Portrait Though height of Maxfield Parrish's career was nearly one hundred years ago, his celebrated illustrations, with intense colors and languid surrealism, seem striking contemporary. Christened Frederick Parrish by his parents, Parrish took his paternal grandmother's maiden name as his middle name