Alice Bolam Preston facts for kids
Alice Bolam Preston (1888–1958) was a talented American artist. She was famous for illustrating children's books. She also created beautiful pictures for magazines.
About Alice Bolam Preston
Alice Bolam Preston lived in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. She is best known for her work in the 1910s and 1920s. During this time, she illustrated many children's books. Most of these books were published by Houghton Mifflin.
Preston especially loved drawing fairies. Her illustrations had clear lines and rich, bright colors. Her style was similar to other famous illustrators. These included Jessie Willcox Smith and Charles Robinson.
Besides books, Preston also drew pictures for magazines. She created illustrations and covers for magazines like Vogue and House Beautiful.
Years later, in 2014-2015, a special art show honored her work. The Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts showed her amazing illustrations.
Books She Illustrated
Alice Bolam Preston brought many stories to life with her art. Here are some of the books she illustrated:
- Sniffy, Snappy, and Velvet Pay by Ruth O. Dyer (1918)
- Stories from a Mouse Hole by Ruth O. Dyer (1919)
- Seven Peas in the Pod by Margery Bailey (1920)
- Adventures in Mother Goose Land by Edward Gower (1920)
- The Green Forest Fairy Book by Loretta Ellen Brady (1920)
- Peggy in Her Blue Frock by Eliza Orne White (1921)
- The Little Man with One Shoe by Margery Bailey (1921)
- Humpty Dumpty House by Ethel Calvert Phillips (1924)
- The Valley of Color Days by Helen B. Sandwell (1924)
- Tony by Eliza Orne White (1924)
- Whistle for Good Fortune by Margery Bailey (1940)
