Wednesday, July 28, 2010

July 28 Birthday: Beatrix Potter


Beatrix Potter, artist
July 28, 1866-December 22, 1943

Beatrix by Alexander Wallner (Holiday House, 1995)

Beloved English author and illustrator, Potter’s life is captured on the page in this tribute to her.

The Beatrix Potter Society was “founded in 1980 by a group of people professionally involved in the curatorship of Beatrix Potter material.” Click here and read about Some Places to Visit (with links) to Potter materials and memories.