Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
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