the magic of mary blair via children’s books

On January 4, 2010 · 1 Comment · In artsy, baby

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I’m not sure anyone can top Mary Blair as the ultimate children’s illustrator for painting pictures that both kids and adults absolutely love. That’s why it’s hard to find her work with a pricetag less than $10,000… and if you ask any collector it’s well worth it.
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Baby M won’t be having any of those fancy paintings hanging in his/her room anytime soon, but we can at least share the pictures in the form of hardcover books from Disney Press. So far, they’ve released archive storybooks of Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland that feature Blair’s artwork, and in November they finally put out a Peter Pan edition! I can’t wait to add these to the storybook collection that is already amassing in the nursery — looks like I enjoy nesting via children’s books rather than clothes.
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