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Fern Bisel Peat Woman Artist Illustrator and Children's Playmate by Jim Linderman

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Old Books and Documents/Papers38 of 45Amateur photographer magazine, 6th September 1967.Little Jackie paper book
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    Posted 14 years ago

    JimLinderman
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    For 75 years Children's Playmate was just that. A playmate. From 1935 to 2008 (when it merged with Jack and Jill) it had kids thinking, drawing, clipping, making and thinking. These issues from the glory days give only a small indication of the beauty. Each issue was at the time digest-sized and 50 pages.

    The artist was Fern Bisel Peat. She was born in 1893 and lived until 1971. She made a good living. but as with most women artists of the past, information is far more scarce than it should be. Fern could show you how to carve a pumpkin or draw an easter egg in the most charming and colorful manner. An unsung hero of commercial and educational art. Her work has been reproduced in a few places over the years, but as far as I know there has never been a retrospective, a comprehensive (or even cursory) biography or a museum exhibit.

    Her work, in addition to providing extraordinary colorful covers to the magazines above, is often found on tin lithographed toys, puzzles and more. Because the magazine had a large circulation, original issues are available for small sums...despite them often being cut-up and written on as intended!

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    1. Savoychina1 Savoychina1, 14 years ago
      Love the artwork. Thanks for sharing.
    2. plein-air-painter plein-air-painter, 3 years ago
      Just found a lovely Wynken Blynken and Nod by Eugene Field, illustrated by her. Love her work! You have a beautiful collection.
    3. plein-air-painter plein-air-painter, 3 years ago
      Thanks for posting the biographical information about this artist.
    4. freedomtrucker, 3 years ago
      She illustrated a couple of titles that are related to Black Americana... one was called Little Black Sambo!

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