Quote of the day
Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work—that goes on, it adds up.
Cicely Mary Barker
Born: June 28, 1895
Died: February 16, 1973 (aged 77)
Bio: Cicely Mary Barker was an English illustrator best known for a series of fantasy illustrations depicting fairies and flowers. Barker's art education began in girlhood with correspondence courses and instruction at the Croydon School of Art.
Known for:
- The book of the flower fairies (1927)
- Flower fairies of the summer (1925)
- How to Find Flower Fairies
- Return to Fairyopolis