An illustrator in watercolors and author of children's books including The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), The Tailor of Gloucester (1903) and The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909), Beatrix Potter... Read full biography
An illustrator in watercolors and author of children's books including The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), The Tailor of Gloucester (1903) and The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909), Beatrix Potter became internationally famous for her stories that 'humanized' animals such as Mrs. Tiggy Winkle, the... Read full biography
An illustrator in watercolors and author of children's books including The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), The Tailor of Gloucester (1903) and The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909), Beatrix Potter became internationally famous for her stories that 'humanized' animals such as Mrs. Tiggy Winkle, the hedgehog, and the garden thieving Peter Rabbit. She was born in South Kensington, London, to wealthy parents, who had inherited Lancashire cotton industry land. Potter was raised in London and had a... Read full biography
An illustrator in watercolors and author of children's books including The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), The Tailor of Gloucester (1903) and The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909), Beatrix Potter became internationally famous for her stories that 'humanized' animals such as Mrs. Tiggy Winkle, the hedgehog, and the garden thieving Peter Rabbit. She was born in South Kensington, London, to wealthy parents, who had inherited Lancashire cotton industry land. Potter was raised in London and had a carefree childhood with tutoring from a governess but no formal schooling. She had obvious talent for drawing, and spent much time sketching at the Natural History Museum in London or at the family farm near Sawrey in the Lake District in northern... Read full biography
An illustrator in watercolors and author of children's books including The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), The Tailor of Gloucester (1903) and The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909), Beatrix Potter became internationally famous for her stories that 'humanized' animals such as Mrs. Tiggy Winkle, the hedgehog, and the garden thieving Peter Rabbit. She was born in South Kensington, London, to wealthy parents, who had inherited Lancashire cotton industry land. Potter was raised in London and had a carefree childhood with tutoring from a governess but no formal schooling. She had obvious talent for drawing, and spent much time sketching at the Natural History Museum in London or at the family farm near Sawrey in the Lake District in northern England on summer holidays with her family. She also had many pets including rabbits, and from th... Read full biography
Beatrix Potter - Artist Info
About Beatrix Potter: Books
Books & Publications (2)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Flights into Fantasy: Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection of Children's Illustration Brandywine River Museum and Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (Exhibition catalog)
2007
Daniel, Kendra; Virginia O'Hara (Essays
80 pages (color)
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