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

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
  • 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

References
  1. Coghlan, Valerie (2006). Zipes, Jack (ed.). Barrett, Angela. ISBN 9780195307429. Retrieved 8 October 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  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. "The Snow Queen". Publishers Weekly. 4 October 1993. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  10. Dalley, Jan (2 April 1989). "Mole in a soda bottle". The Observer. p. 44. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  11. "The Random House Book of Stories from the Ballet". Publishers Weekly. 31 July 1995. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  12. "The Emperor's New Clothes". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  13. Warner, Marina (15 November 1998). "Lives of a Saint". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  14. "Children's Book Review: Rocking Horse Land and Other Classic Tales of Dolls and Toys". Publishers Weekly. 30 October 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. S2CID 143520298. 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. "Hand and Eye Letterpress". www.handandeye.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  20. 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.
  21. "Hand and Eye Letterpress". www.handandeye.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  22. Salvadore, Maria B. (November 2018). "BURTON, Jessie. The Restless Girls". School Library Journal. 64 (11): 66. ISSN 0362-8930. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  23. "About Hand and Eye". www.handandeye.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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