Angela Barrett
Angela Barrett (born 1955) is a British artist and illustrator.[1] She has illustrated picture books, children's books and novels, including various fairytales.
Life and career[edit]
Barrett grew up sewing and drawing. She attended Thurrock Technical College[2] and worked in retail display. She then attended Maidstone art school and later the Royal College of Art.[3] Barrett's first illustrated book was The King, the Cat and the Fiddle, published in 1983 and written by Yehudi Menuhin and Christopher Hope.[2]
In 2013, stamps depicting novels by Jane Austen were illustrated by Barrett and released by Royal Mail for the 200th anniversary of the novel Pride and Prejudice.[4]
Style[edit]
Barrett's work is mainly created using watercolor, gouache, colored pencils, and ink.[1] She is known for her period pieces and the research she applies to her work.[5] For the 1998 book Joan of Arc, she researched 15th-century art and illuminated manuscripts to create a visual style for the story, using motifs inspired by medieval French fabrics.[6][1] She uses photographs as reference for her compositions.[6][3]
Barrett works in a realistic style with distorted figures, proportions and perspectives.[3][1] Joanna Carey for The Guardian stated Barrett's illustrations have "a stillness and a quiet atmospheric intensity..."[3] Valerie Coghlan stated in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature that Barrett's "slightly elongated figures and faces and distorted perspective are frequently used to heighten tension and impart a sense of mystery."[1]
Illustrated works[edit]
- The King, the Cat and the Fiddle (1983), by Yehudi Menuhin and Christopher Hope[1]
- The Wild Swans (c. 1984) by Hans Christian Andersen[7]
- The Dragon wore Pink (1985) by Christopher Hope
- Through the Kitchen Window (c. 1986) by Susan Hill[8]
- The Snow Queen (1988) by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Naomi Lewis[9]
- Proud Knight, Fair Lady: The Twelve Lays of Marie de France (1989), translated by Naomi Lewis[10]
- The Hidden House (1990)
- Snow White (1991), retelling by Josephine Poole[1]
- Beware, Beware (1993), by Susan Hill[1]
- The Ice Palace (1994), by Angela McAllister[6]
- The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet (1995) by Geraldine McCaughrean[11]
- The Emperor's New Clothes (1997), by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Naomi Lewis[12]
- Joan of Arc (1998) by Josephine Poole[13]
- Rocking Horse Land and Other Classic Tales of Dolls and Toys (2000), by Hans Christian Andersen, compiled by Naomi Lewis[14]
- Through the Tempests Dark and Wild: a Story of Mary Shelley, Creator of Frankenstein (2003) by Sharon Darrow[15]
- Anne Frank (2005) by Josephine Poole[16]
- Beauty and the Beast (2006), retelling by Max Eilenberg[5]
- The Snow Goose (2007 edition), by Paul Gallico[5]
- Sylvie and the Songman (2009) by Tim Binding[17]
- The Night Fairy (2010) by Laura Amy Schlitz[18]
- The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (2010) by Robert Louis Stevenson[19]
- The Most Wonderful Thing in the World? (2015), by Vivian French[20]
- A Christmas Carol (2015) by Charles Dickens[21]
- The Restless Girls (2019) by Jessie Burton[22]
- A Far Away Country (2022) by Ruth Boswell[23]
Awards and honors[edit]
- 1991 W. H. Smith Illustration Award for The Hidden House by Martin Waddell[5]
- 1993 Shortlist for the Kate Greenaway Medal for Beware, Beware! by Susan Hill[5]
- 1998 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for Can It Be True?[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Coghlan, Valerie (2006). Zipes, Jack (ed.). Barrett, Angela. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195307429. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ a b c "Angela Barrett (1955 – )". British Council. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d Carey, Joanna (8 September 2006). "Joanna Carey on the illustrations of Angela Barrett". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice anniversary stamps on sale". BBC News. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Hahn, Daniel, ed. (2015). "Barrett, Angela". The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Barrett, Angela (14 April 2011). "A life in pictures: Angela Barrett". The Guardian.
- ^ Huser, Glen (9 December 1984). "Redone favorites are still tops in kids' shelves". Edmonton Journal. p. B8. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Dirda, Michael (27 April 1986). "Light and lively offerings for a young reader's shelf". The Orlando Sentinel. p. F-9. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "The Snow Queen". Publishers Weekly. 4 October 1993. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Dalley, Jan (2 April 1989). "Mole in a soda bottle". The Observer. p. 44. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet". Publishers Weekly. 31 July 1995. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "The Emperor's New Clothes". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Warner, Marina (15 November 1998). "Lives of a Saint". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Children's Book Review: Rocking Horse Land and Other Classic Tales of Dolls and Toys". Publishers Weekly. 30 October 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Tegart, Beth (June 2003). "Darrow, Sharon. Through the Tempests Dark and Wild: a Story of Mary Shelley, Creator of Frankenstein". School Library Journal. 49 (6): 158. ISSN 0362-8930. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Markson, Teri (September 2005). "Poole, Josephine. Anne Frank". School Library Journal. 51 (9): 195. ISSN 0362-8930. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Spisak, April (6 February 2010). "Sylvie and the Songman (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 63 (6): 236–237. doi:10.1353/bcc.0.1540. ISSN 1558-6766. S2CID 143520298. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ Rosenberg, Liz (21 March 2010). "Flight of the wingless sprite". The Boston Globe. p. C7. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Hand and Eye Letterpress". www.handandeye.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Lehmuller, Lisa (November 2015). "French, Vivian. The Most Wonderful Thing in the World". School Library Journal. 61 (11): 81. ISSN 0362-8930. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Hand and Eye Letterpress". www.handandeye.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Salvadore, Maria B. (November 2018). "BURTON, Jessie. The Restless Girls". School Library Journal. 64 (11): 66. ISSN 0362-8930. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "About Hand and Eye". www.handandeye.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
