Table Of ContentTHE ARJ
Of
POTTEK
BEATRIX
With
Introductory JVotes to each Section by
EMD
AND
LESLIE LJJ^DER^
.
Beatrix Potter is known and loved for her
children's hooks; her Peter Rabbit series
has delighted young and old for nian\
years, and will continue to do so for many-
more
This revised and enlarged edition reveals
her greatness as an artist, and in some
measure explains the secret ofher charm.
Leslie Linder, recognised throughout the
world as the authority on Beatrix Potter,
has included many new reproductions of
her art in this volume, and he and his
sister Enid haveprefaced each sectionwith
introductory notes which tell the history
ofher pictures and trace the development
of her work as a writer and illustrator of
children's hooks.
From her earliest childhood Beatrix Potter
was a lover of animals and nature, and
from the age of eight this love was ex-
pressed in her drawings and paintings.
Some beautiful examples of her work as a
child and in her teens are »iven in the
opening section, followed by selections
from her later work, under such headings
as Interiors, Landscapes. Plant Studies.
Microscopic Work, Fungi Drawings and
Animal Studies. In the later sections
there are animal fantasies, early ideas for
illustrated books, and many ofthe original
book drawings reproduced full size, thus
enabling the beauty ofher fine detail work
andcolouringto be appreciated.
Because the miniature letters now appear
in A History ofthe Writings ofBeatrix Potter.
it has been thought fit to leave them out of
this edition, in order to make room for the
wealth of new material, much of which
has never been published before. The
volume contains over 300 reproductions
in colour and monochrome. There is
alsoacollection ofphotographsofHillTop
and Sawrey which give the setting of
BeatrixPotter'slifefrom 1905onwards.
Continuedon backflap
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THE ART OF
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THE ART
OF
BEATRIX POTTER
With an Appreciation by Anne Carroll Moore
and Notes to each Section by
Enid and Leslie Linder
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Direct reproductions of Beatrix Potter's preliminary studies andfinished
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ACKNO WLEDGEMENTS
For the very full representation of the drawings in colour and mono-
chromeofthe late Beatrix Potter, the Publishers are greatly indebted to
members ofher family and friends who have made possible the repro-
duction of so many examples of this Artist's work, showing her great
versatility.
Special thanks are due to the Executors ofthe late Mrs. W. Heelis
(Beatrix Potter) for permission to reproduce her drawings and manu-
script. Thanks are due to Capt. K. W. G. Duke, R.N., and Mrs. Duke
for allowing access to a number ofportfolios from which many ofthese
pictures have been selected. We are indebted to the Tate Gallery for
the loan of examples ofher pictures from The Tailor ofGloucester now
in their possession.
To the Armitt Library ofAmbleside, the Publishers acknowledge
the loan ofexamples ofthe Artist's drawings ofFungi.
The Publishers are also grateful to Mr. L. Linder who has loaned
a number ofthe original drawings, and who has produced the photo-
graphs of Hill Top and Sawrey, the places associated with Beatrix
Potter's life and her books.
From Mr. C. H. D. Acland ofthe National Trust, Messrs. E. and
E. A. Heelis, Mrs. Ludbrook, Mrs. W. F. Gaddum, and Mr. W. A.
Herring 'who had been closely associated with the production of her
books from the beginning), and others, much help and information has
been received and is greatly appreciated.
PUBLISHERS' NOTE
As Beatrix Potter's picture letters, miniature
letters and manuscripts have been fully dealt
with in A History ofthe Writings ofBeatrix Potter,
these items have been omitted from this revised
edition of The Art ofBeatrix Potter.
Reproductions of many new drawings and
paintings have been added, together with
descriptive notes to each section; also a brief
account of Beatrix Potter's development as an
artist.
It is hoped that this revised and enlarged
edition will be of interest to all admirers of
Beatrix Potter and her work.
July, 1972
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