Quote of the day
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
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