Cicely Mary Barker (28 June 1895 – 16 February 1973) was an English illustrator best known for a series of fantasy illustrations depicting fairies and flowers.
Her earliest professional work included greeting cards and juvenile magazine illustrations, and her first book, Flower Fairies of the Spring, was published in 1923. Similar books were published in the following decades.
The Pre-Raphaelites were the principal influence on her work. She claimed to paint instinctively and rejected artistic theories. Barker died in 1973. Though she published Flower Fairy books with spring, summer, and autumn themes, it wasn’t until 1985 that a winter collection was assembled from her remaining work and published posthumously.
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Beauty and the Beast illustration by Edmund Dulac
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“Queen Titania” by bluefooted
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Illustration from Elves and Fairies written by Annie Rentoul
Illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite
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