Cicely Mary Barker

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Cicely Mary Barker
Barker in her teens
Born	Cicely Mary Barker 28 June 1895 Croydon, Surrey, England
Died	16 February 1973(1973-02-16) (aged 77) Worthing Hospital, Worthing, England
Resting place	Ashes spread in the churchyard at Storrington, Sussex, England
Education	Correspondence art courses Croydon School of Art
Occupation(s)	Author, illustrator, artist
Years active	1911–1962
Employer(s)	Various publishers but chiefly Blackie and Son Limited Commissions from various British dioceses
Known for	Illustrations of fairies and flowers Triptychs and other works for the Anglican church
Notable work	The Flower Fairies of the Spring (1923) and other Flower Fairy books The Feeding of the Five Thousand The Parable of the Great Supper Out of Great Tribulation and other Christian-themed works in various British churches and chapels
Parent(s)	Walter Barker and Mary Eleanor (Oswald) Barker
Relatives	Dorothy Oswald Barker (sister)
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Cicely Mary Barker (28 June 1895 – 16 February 1973) was the illustrator who created the famous Flower Fairies, in the shape of ethereal smiling children with butterfly wings. As a child, she was greatly influenced by the works of the illustrator Kate Greenaway, whom she assiduously copied in her formative years. Her principal influence, however, which she duly credited, was the artwork of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.