![]() Her most famous works, the Flower Fairies books, were created with such careful observation you would think she was a fairy botanist. Cicely Mary Barker’s work contains all the whimsy and charm of the Art Nouveau aesthetic, as well as the precision and fine detail of the Pre-Raphaelites. īy 1923, her very first book would be published and would receive a positive and lucrative response, launching her illustration career. In her adolescence, Barker would prove to be a promising student, becoming the youngest member of the Croydon Art Society at age sixteen. From an early age, art was a vital presence in Barker’s life: from her father’s own art to the illustrated storybooks she read as a child. ![]() ![]() Young Cicely Mary Barker Young Cicely Mary Barker, via the Flower Fairies WebsiteĬicely Mary Barker was born in Croydon, Surrey, England, on June 28th, 1895. ![]()
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