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'''Maria Louise Kirk''' (21 June 1860 – 21 June 1938), usually credited as '''M. L. Kirk''' or '''Maria L. Kirk''', was an American painter and illustrator of more than fifty books, most of them for children.
'''Maria Louise Kirk''' (21 June 1860 – 21 June 1938), usually credited as '''M. L. Kirk''' or '''Maria L. Kirk''', was an American painter and illustrator of more than fifty books, most of them for children.


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==Life and work==
==Life and work==
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Born in [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], Kirk studied art in [[Philadelphia]] at the [[Philadelphia School of Design for Women|School of Design for Women]] and the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]].<ref>"Kirk, Maria Louise" in Dorothy B. Gilbert (ed.), ''Who's Who in American Art'' (New York: R. R. Bowker Co. 1970), p. 123</ref> She had exhibitions around Pennsylvania and won awards in Philadelphia and [[Chicago]].<ref name=pook> [https://www.pookpress.co.uk/project/maria-louise-kirk-biography/ M. L. Kirk Biography], pookpress.co.uk, accessed 14 October 2021</ref> In 1894, she won the [[Mary Smith Prize]] of the Academy of the Fine Arts for a portrait.<ref> ''Catalogue of the Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture'' (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1914), pp. 10–11</ref>
Born in [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], Kirk studied art in [[Philadelphia]] at the [[Philadelphia School of Design for Women|School of Design for Women]] and the [[Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts]].<ref>"Kirk, Maria Louise" in Dorothy B. Gilbert (ed.), ''Who's Who in American Art'' (New York: R. R. Bowker Co. 1970), p. 123</ref> She had exhibitions around Pennsylvania and won awards in Philadelphia and [[Chicago]].<ref name=pook> [https://www.pookpress.co.uk/project/maria-louise-kirk-biography/ M. L. Kirk Biography], pookpress.co.uk, accessed 14 October 2021</ref> In 1894, she won the [[Mary Smith Prize]] of the Academy of the Fine Arts for a portrait.<ref> ''Catalogue of the Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture'' (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1914), pp. 10–11</ref>


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File:File:Drömslottet ML Kirk 1920.jpg
Cover of Swedish edition of Anne's House of Dreams

Maria Louise Kirk (21 June 1860 – 21 June 1938), usually credited as M. L. Kirk or Maria L. Kirk, was an American painter and illustrator of more than fifty books, most of them for children.

Her notable work includes illustrations for a US edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1904, for the first edition of The Secret Garden, and for several books by L. M. Montgomery.

Life and work

The Academy of Fine Arts

Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Kirk studied art in Philadelphia at the School of Design for Women and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.[1] She had exhibitions around Pennsylvania and won awards in Philadelphia and Chicago.[2] In 1894, she won the Mary Smith Prize of the Academy of the Fine Arts for a portrait.[3]

During her career, Kirk illustrated more than fifty books, including an American edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1904. Her style is individual, little influenced by the Jugendstil or Art Deco movements.[2]

Although she was a talented artist, with so much published work, little is known about Kirk's life.[2]

In 2009, the Folio Society of London used Kirk’s illustrations for its new edition of At the Back of the North Wind.[4]

List of books illustrated

  • Kate Upson Clark, That Mary Ann: the Story of a Country Summer (Boston: D. Lothrop Co., 1893)[5]
  • Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1904)[2]
  • George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1904)[2]
  • Ouida, A Dog of Flanders, the Nürnberg Stove, and Other Stories (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1909)
  • George Daulton, The Helter Skelters (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1909)
  • Jean Ingelow, Mopsa the Fairy (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1910)[2]
  • Favorite Rhymes of Mother Goose (New York: Cupples & Leon, 1910)[2]
  • Winston Stokes, The Story of Hiawatha, Adapted from Longfellow by Winston Stokes (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1910)
  • Hans Christian Andersen, Tales from Hans Andersen (Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1911)
  • Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1911)[2]
  • Fergus Hume, Chronicles of Fairyland (Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1911)
  • All Shakespeare's Tales: Tales from Shakespeare by Charles and Mary Lamb, and Tales from Shakespeare by Winston Stokes (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1911)[6]
  • Inez N. McFee, The Story of Idylls of the King, adapted from Tennyson, by Inez N. McFee, with the original poem (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1912)[7]
  • Clayton Edwards, The Story of Evangeline, Adapted from Longfellow. With the Original Poem (New York: The Hampton Publishing Co., 1913)
  • Mrs Molesworth, The Cuckoo Clock (J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1914)
  • F. J. Harvey Darton, The Story of the Canterbury Pilgrims Retold from Chaucer and Others (J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1914)[2]
  • George MacDonald, The Princess and Curdie (1914)[2]
  • Johanna Spyri, Heidi (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1915)[2]
  • Emma C. Dowd, DOODLES the Sunshine Boy (Grosset & Dunlap, 1915)
  • Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne's House of Dreams (Toronto: McClelland, Goodchild, & Stewart, 1917)[8]
  • Stella George Stern Perry, The Angel of Christmas: a vision of to-day (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1917)
  • Charles Kingsley, The Water Babies (J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1918)[2]
  • Miss Mulock, The Adventures of a Brownie (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1918)
  • Emma C. Dowd, Polly and the Princess (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1917)
  • Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rainbow Valley (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1919; New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1919)[8]
  • Robert Louis Stevenson, A Child's Garden of Verses (Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Co., 1919)
  • Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio: The Story of a Puppet (Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1919)[2]
  • Johanna Spyri, Cornelli (Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1920)
  • John Ruskin, The King of the Golden River, and Dame Wiggins of Lee and her seven wonderful cats (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1921)
  • Lucy Maud Montgomery, Rilla of Ingleside (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1921)[8]
  • Johanna Spyri, Mäzli : a story of the Swiss valleys (New York, 1921)[9]
  • Johanna Spyri, Vinzi: a Story of the Swiss Alps (J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1923)
  • Lucy Maud Montgomery, Emily of New Moon (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1923; New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1923)[8]
  • Lucy Maud Montgomery, Emily Climbs (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1925)
  • Lucy Maud Montgomery, Emily's Quest (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1927)
  • A. C. Darby, Skip-come-a-Lou (New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1928)
  • George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind, illustrated by Maria L. Kirk (London: Folio Society, 2009)

Notes

  1. ^ "Kirk, Maria Louise" in Dorothy B. Gilbert (ed.), Who's Who in American Art (New York: R. R. Bowker Co. 1970), p. 123
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m M. L. Kirk Biography, pookpress.co.uk, accessed 14 October 2021
  3. ^ Catalogue of the Annual Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1914), pp. 10–11
  4. ^ George MacDonald, At the Back of the North Wind, illustrated by Maria L. Kirk (London: Folio Society, 2009)
  5. ^ The Publishers' Weekly, September 30, 1893, p. 497
  6. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Books. Group 1 (1911), p. 4508
  7. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Books, Volume 9, 1912, p. 728
  8. ^ a b c d Susan-Ann Cooper, ‎Aïda Hudson, ‎Windows and Words: A Look at Canadian Children's Literature in English (Canadian Children's Literature Symposium, 2018), p. 218
  9. ^ Monthly Bulletin, Volume 20 (St. Louis Public Library, 1922), p. 229: “Spyri , Frau J. Mäzli ; a story of the Swiss valleys; tr. by E. P. Stork; illus. in color by M. L. Kirk.”
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