The Inspired World of Beatrix Potter
Connie Ryle Neumann
This year celebrates the 150th birthday of Beatrix Potter
(1866-1943), the famous creator of the British children's classic
"The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and other little books, penned over 100
years ago. However, there was much more to the shy but observant Victorian lady
whose pursuits in botanical illustration and Lakeland farm conservation
broadened her literary legacy. Potter documented the natural world of England
and Scotland in her journals, her letters, her little "bunny books"
and her vast portfolio of fungi, woodland animals, gardens and landscape
paintings. Through slides and readings Connie Neumann will introduce the
inspired and imaginative world of Beatrix Potter.
Connie Ryle Neumann served as a school teacher and librarian for over 30 years in Texas, Germany and Colorado. She is a member of the international Beatrix Potter Society and has traveled and studied British children's authors and illustrators since the 1980s.
Connie Ryle Neumann served as a school teacher and librarian for over 30 years in Texas, Germany and Colorado. She is a member of the international Beatrix Potter Society and has traveled and studied British children's authors and illustrators since the 1980s.
Wednesday, November 2, 6:30-8 p.m.
Gates Hall