A BOOK OF MYTHS, Helen Stratton, Plate 18
by Lorena Cassady
Title
A BOOK OF MYTHS, Helen Stratton, Plate 18
Artist
Lorena Cassady
Medium
Mixed Media - Vintage Book Illustration 1915
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ILLUSTRATED BY HELEN STRATTON. Stratton was born in Nowganj, Bundelkhand, Madhya Pradesh, India on 5 April 1867, the daughter of a surgeon in the Indian military service John Proudfoot Stratton and Georgina Anne Anderson. Soon after Helen's birth, and following her father's retirement, the family moved to England, settling in Bath. By 1891 Helen was in Kensington, London to attend art school,where she became a follower of Art Nouveau in the style of the Glasgow School of Art.
From 1896 Stratton became well known for bold and imaginative pen and ink illustrations to classic tales, her first success being Norman Gale's Songs for Little People, of which The Bookseller wrote in 1896 "Miss Stratton has headed, tailed and bordered the verses with a series of exquisitely pictured fancies". In 1898 she drew 167 illustrations for Walter Douglas Campbell's Beyond the Border, then a year later reached the peak of her illustration career with upwards of four hundred drawings for a finely crafted art nouveau quarto edition of The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, published by George Newnes.
A woman leans over a branch, reaching out to a group of young children playing in a gentle stream. The scene is set amidst a backdrop of lush greenery and overhanging trees, creating a serene, natural atmosphere. The children appear carefree and joyful as they enjoy the water.
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