Beatrix Potter : drawn to nature / edited by Annemarie Bilclough with contributions from Richard Fortey, Sara Glenn, Emma Laws, Liz Hunter MacFarlane, James Rebanks and Lucy Shaw.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Rizzoli Electa ; London : V&A, 2022.
Description
215 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm

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Summary note
"Drawing on the V&A's collection of Beatrix Potter's artwork -the largest in the world -and little-seen material from international collections, this beautiful book explores her achievements as a naturalist, artist-storyteller and sheep farmer, and her legacy in preservation of the Lake District. 0Potter's work has delighted audiences for over a hundred years. A creative pioneer and determined entrepreneur, she combined scientific observation with imaginative storytelling to create some of the world's best-loved children's books. Packed with much-loved characters such as Jemima Puddleduck and Squirrel Nutkin, alongside exquisite botanical drawings, humorous picture letters to friends, Lake District watercolours, rarely seen photographs and an essay by James Rebanks this publication embeds Potter's celebrated characters in the context of her life, from the confines of middle-class London to the expanse of Lake District hill farming, identifying the people and places that inspired her." -- publisher's description.
Notes
  • "Originally published in the United Kingdom in 2021 by V&A Publishing."--Page opposite title page.
  • Published to accompany the exhibition Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, from February 12, 2022 to January 8, 2023.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-210) and index.
Contents
  • Forewords / Tristram Hunt and Hilary McGrady
  • Introduction / Annemarie Bilclough
  • Town and country / Annemarie Bilclough
  • Holiday haunts / Lucy Shaw
  • Under the microscope/ Annemarie Bilclough
  • Miss Potter, the mycologist / Richard Fortey
  • A natural storyteller / Emma Laws
  • Beatrix Potter, entrepreneur / Sara Glenn
  • Living nature: Beatrix Potter in the lake district / Liz Hunter Macfarlane
  • Mrs Heelis, farmer / James Rebanks
  • Drawn from nature: Selected Potter protagonists / Annemarie Bilclough, Liz Hunter Macfarlane and Lucy Shaw.
ISBN
  • 0847871436
  • 9780847871438
LCCN
2021942098
OCLC
1262797848
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