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

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

Barret'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
  • 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]
  • Through the Kitchen Window (c. 1986) by Susan Hill[8]
  • Proud Knight, Fair Lady: The Twelve Lays of Marie de France (1989), translated by Naomi Lewis[9]
  • Joan of Arc (1998) by Josephine Poole[10]
  • The Hidden House (1990)
  • Snow White (1991), retelling by Josephine Poole[1]
  • Snow-White (1993), by Josephine Poole[3]
  • Beware, Beware (1993), by Susan Hill[1]
  • The Snow Queen (1993) by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Naomi Lewis [11]
  • The Ice Palace (1994), by Angela McAllister[6]
  • The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet (1995) by Geraldine McCaughrean[12]
  • The Emperor's New Clothes (1997), by Hans Christian Andersen, translated by Naomi Lewis[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]
  • 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]
  • Beauty and the Beast (2010), retelling by Max Eilenberg[5]
  • The Most Wonderful Thing in the World? (2015), by Vivian French[19]
  • The Restless Girls (2019) by Jessie Burton[20]

Awards and honors

References
  1. Coghlan, Valerie (2006). Zipes, Jack (ed.). Barrett, Angela. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. ISBN 9780195307429. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. "Angela Barrett (1955 – )". British Council. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. Carey, Joanna (8 September 2006). "Joanna Carey on the illustrations of Angela Barrett". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. "Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice anniversary stamps on sale". BBC News. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. Hahn, Daniel, ed. (2015). "Barrett, Angela". The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. Barrett, Angela (14 April 2011). "A life in pictures: Angela Barrett". The Guardian.
  7. Huser, Glen (9 December 1984). "Redone favorites are still tops in kids' shelves". Edmonton Journal. p. B8. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  8. 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.
  9. Dalley, Jan (2 April 1989). "Mole in a soda bottle". The Observer. p. 44. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  10. Warner, Marina (15 November 1998). "Lives of a Saint". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. "The Snow Queen". Publishers Weekly. October 4, 1993. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  12. "The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet". Publishers Weekly. July 31, 1995. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  13. "The Emperor's New Clothes". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  14. "Children's Book Review: Rocking Horse Land and Other Classic Tales of Dolls and Toys". Publishers Weekly. October 30, 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  15. 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.
  16. Markson, Teri (September 2005). "Poole, Josephine. Anne Frank". School Library Journal. 51 (9): 195. ISSN 0362-8930. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  17. 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. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  18. Rosenberg, Liz (21 March 2010). "Flight of the wingless sprite". The Boston Globe. p. C7. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  19. 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.
  20. Salvadore, Maria B. (November 2018). "BURTON, Jessie. The Restless Girls". School Library Journal. 64 (11): 66. ISSN 0362-8930. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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