Potter illustration sets record Jul 19, 2008
An original watercolour illustration by children's author Beatrix Potter has set a new record after selling for 289,250 at a London auction ... "The painting is one of the finest original artworks by the author and artist Beatrix Potter to be offered for sale at auction." ... The entire collection, the most extensive body of Beatrix Potter artwork to have appeared on the market in decades, raised a total of 748,200. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
OBITUARY: Tasha Tudor, illustrator of children's books, dies at 92 Jun 21, 2008
The family sells greeting cards, prints, plates, aprons, dolls, quilts and more, all in a sentimental, rustic, but still refined style resembling that of Beatrix Potter. For 70 years her illustrations elicited wide admiration: The New York Times in 1941 said her pictures "have the same fragile beauty of early spring evenings.". (International Herald Tribune)
$187 Billion Global Licensing Industry Comes to Life at Licensing International Expo 2008 Jun 7, 2008
Among those highlighted include Penguins Peter RabbitNaturally Better, the quintessential green brand based on the classic Peter Rabbit stories from Beatrix Potter; Planet Earth, the BBCs epic award-winning production and the inspiration behind an extensive licensing and merchandising program; the eco-friendly Idbids characters; and a range of products from The Beanstalk Group and The World Wildlife Fund which are considerate of the environment and offer consumers better everyday... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Funny books 'more popular than fairytales' May 30, 2008
Tales by Roald Dahl, Dr Seuss and modern writers such as Steve Cole and Jeremy Strong are gradually replacing Beatrix Potter, Enid Blyton and the Brothers Grimm ... They were selected above The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery ... Overshadowed: Famous Five and Beatrix Potter Related Content. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Napa college holds auditions Jan 22, 2008
The five delightful tales of this performance are interwoven with the fascinating life of their creator, Beatrix Potter, in this enchanting, enlightening entertainment for all ages. The play moves back and forth from the fantasy world she created to the intriguing story of Beatrix Potter herself, who overcame her lonely, strict childhood in which her writings and drawings were discouraged in the male-oriented Victorian era. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Warhol's hoard a treasure trove Nov 20, 2007
It's extremely affectionate - with a charming Beatrix Potter watercolour on the front - but written in an unsteady hand. It also sheds light on Sedgwick's tragic fate: she had left Warhol's circle in early 1966, and by 1968 was frequently hospitalised with drug addiction and mental illness. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The Extraordinary Beatrix Potter Sep 28, 2007
Probably best known for her illustrated children's stories about Peter Rabbit and friends, Beatrix Potter was also a farmer and ecologist ... While in the Lake District that summer, Beatrix Potter found Hill Top Farm, which was up for sale and, using the money she had earned from her books, bought it ... From that day on Beatrix Potter was known as Mrs. Heelis. (Suite101.com)
Opening a new chapter Sep 19, 2007
" The colorful, expanded library is nearly double in size, with two new wings. It features eight computers, three self-check-out stations, a wavy sofa, a reading nook and separate rooms for very young and school-age children. But the star of the new library will be the long-archived collection of 35,000 children's books, from classic tales by Beatrix Potter to foreign-language books in Spanish, Mandarin and Russian. Many were not previously accessible, according to librarians who have spent... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
A National Treasure: 30 Years of Antiques Roadshow Sep 1, 2007
from The Independent & The Independent on Sunday. Porcelain, paintings and pewter goblets may not be the most obvious ingredients for a hit TV series. (Independent)
California coast: Even a 30-hour visit reveals Carmel, Monterey among state's shining jewels Jul 15, 2007
The Tuck Box is built in a fairy tale Tudor style and is so cute that we expected to see Beatrix Potter bunnies dining next to us. By noon we were headed back to Monterey to the Monterey Bay Aquarium (886 Cannery Row. (Deseret News)
`Miss Potter' treacly but whimsical treat Jun 27, 2007
When we first meet Beatrix Potter, she is corseted in Victorian England around the turn of the 20th century ... If Beatrix Potter escaped from her stuffy society through imagination, the two children in Bridge to Terabithia (Walt Disney; $29. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
England: Try the north Jun 18, 2007
We had decided shortly after the New Year to fly into Manchester, England, rent a car and spend time in the Lake District, a secluded spot that was home to William Wordsworth, John Ruskin and Beatrix Potter ... Near Sawry is the home of Beatrix Potter ... Home of Beatrix Potter, famous children's author. (Carroll County Times, MD)
Hollywood falls in love with Keats Apr 8, 2007
Reaffirming cinema's fascination with the lives of British writers, it comes hard on the heels of Becoming Jane, starring Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen, Miss Potter, with Renee Zellweger as Beatrix Potter, and The Libertine and Finding Neverland, in which Johnny Depp played the Earl of Rochester and James Barrie respectively. Campion, born in New Zealand, is best known for The Piano, for which she won the Academy Award for best screenplay in 1994. (Guardian Unlimited)
Potter mania — Beloved author found success at a time when women's opportunities were limited Apr 6, 2007
Beatrix Potter: A JournalBeatrix Potter as a young girl. With those words, English author Beatrix Potter created a character that has charmed children and adults alike for more than a century and launched a career that added dozens more whimsical characters to her repertoire ... "Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature," by Linda Lear (St. (Deseret News)
Thrills, spills... and burgers to go Apr 1, 2007
The World of Beatrix Potter, Windermere: Fresh soup and home-made bread, with tea-time options including boiled eggs, honey and sugar-free jam, fruit. Fresh juice, milk and water available. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Renee's hiatus Mar 17, 2007
Miss Potter, Noonan's movie about the children's writer Beatrix Potter, opens here today after (fittingly enough) several months of delays ... That aspect of the Miss Potter script, by the veteran Broadway writer Richard Maltby Jr., was one of the things that attracted Noonan to the project, because it promised a window into Beatrix Potter's interior life ... Or, in the case of Beatrix Potter, it was a gift that her drawings had such great characters in them. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Buttoned-up Beatrix Mar 17, 2007
Besides giving life to the world's pre-eminent fictional rabbit (sorry, Bugs) and pioneering the conservation movement in Britain, Beatrix Potter also turns out to have been an expert in the study of fungi. That last fact doesn't show up in Miss Potter, the new movie about the writer behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Britons want Churchill on notes Mar 14, 2007
Romantic author Jane Austen (12 percent), Margaret Thatcher (11 percent) and Beatrix Potter (9 percent) also scored highly. Prince William's girlfriend and possible future queen, Kate Middleton, secured only 0. (People's Daily Online, China)
Brits want Churchill, Lennon on new notes Mar 14, 2007
Romantic author Jane Austen, Margaret Thatcher and Beatrix Potter also scored highly. Prince William's girlfriend and possible future queen, Kate Middleton, secured only 0. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Arts)
'Miss' Congeniality Mar 7, 2007
Beatrix Potter gets an extreme makeover ... As a child I couldn't stand Beatrix Potter, and not just because her cute, jacketed critters bored me senseless. (City Pages)
Local student stars in "Beatrix Potter" Mar 3, 2007
The opera is Beatrix Potter's life story interspersed with vignettes of her tales, including "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," Beale said. "I find I can associate more with the character Beatrix Potter," Beale said ... "She has a fantastic voice, and she has a stage presence that makes her perfect to play Beatrix Potter." The production is the first of Opera Delaware Artists Training Workshop (ODAT), in which youngsters take an active role in every aspect of producing the play, according to Scarnati. (Avon Grove Sun, PA)
Best scenery goes to... Feb 23, 2007
The plot: Sentimental biopic profiles Beatrix Potter, the English greeting-card artist who transformed Peter Rabbit into one of the best-loved characters in children's literature. The place: Much of the filming took place in northern England's Lake District National Park, created when Potter donated 4,000 acres to Britain's National Trust after her death in 1943. (USA Today -- Life)
Yew Tree Farm, Cumbria Jan 27, 2007
No, neither had I. Yet Beatrix Potter created a tearoom at Yew Tree Farm in the 1930s to help the tenant farmers in a kind of early version of diversification ... The protection of fell farming and consequent preservation of the Lakeland landscape was, after all, why Beatrix Potter bequeathed her land to the Trust in the first place. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Zellweger goes all chipmunk Jan 21, 2007
MOVIE REVIEW - The Beatrix Potter movie biography Miss Potter features several of the menagerie of beloved storybook characters created by the children's author, including Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, and Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, but it leaves out a chipmunk she named Timmy Tiptoes. That is a gap filled by Renee Zellweger, whose squinchy-faced performance as Miss Potter has you wondering when she will scuttle off and bury those nuts she apparently stores in her cheeks. (The Daily News)
Zellweger leaves Bridget behind for Beatrix Jan 20, 2007
Their creator was a young woman named Beatrix Potter. She was the product of rigid, class-conscious parents. (Ottawa Citizen (subscription))
'Miss Potter' moves behind the childhood classics Jan 17, 2007
As a child, Beatrix Potter was fascinated by Nature and her various flora and fauna. A world apart from coal-and-steam filled London, the English Lake District where the author spent her summers became both inspiration and reprieve. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
From golden parachute to platinum helicopter Jan 15, 2007
CEO pay goes for the platinum helicopter - Business - Business - smh. Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Beatrix Potter: Author was a branding visionary way back in 1903 Jan 13, 2007
And it's a safe bet that children familiar with Peter's adventure in Mr. McGregor's garden will probably know many of the other anthropomorphic creatures found in Beatrix Potter's 23 children's stories, such as Jemima Puddle- Duck, Tom Kitten, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Pigling Bland ... "I don't think there is anything else that has had such a continuous presence in nurseries and being handed on from generation to generation as Beatrix Potter," says Sally Floyer, the managing director of Frederick... (National Post)
Ben Fogle Loves The Cumbrian Lakes Jan 12, 2007
New for 2007 is a guide to Beatrix Potter and her links with The Lakes to coincide with the romantic biopic MISS POTTER, starring Renee Zellweger as the cherished children s author. Learn more by visiting and clicking on the MISS POTTER link or by clicking. (Suite101.com)
Storied sites in Britain Jan 10, 2007
The region is also known for writers like Beatrix Potter and poet William Wordsworth. We visite 000005A8 d tiny Dove Cottage, where Wordsworth lived at the turn of the 19th century and wrote pastoral poems, inspired by his peaceful surroundings. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Not so happy birthday Kate Jan 9, 2007
A film about Beatrix Potter makes an uncomfortable home for Ewan McGregor. Lost in Transit: Why is Australian highway food so awful. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Newsmakers: Renee Zellweger, OJ Simpson, Whitney Houston Jan 8, 2007
Jan. 15, 2007 issue - Q&A: Renee Zellweger Zellweger's back with another British accent, as author Beatrix Potter in "Miss Potter." The actress spoke to Ramin Setoodeh ... Did you read Beatrix Potter growing up. (Newsweek)
The other Potter Jan 7, 2007
text size Renee Zellweger stars as Beatrix Potter, a sheltered but talented young woman who falls in love with her publisher in Miss Potter ... 5, 2007 12:00 AM HOLLYWOOD - While "Harry Potter" is the publishing phenomenon of the past decade, young readers 100 years ago clamored for another Potter - Beatrix Potter. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
What's down the rabbit hole? Jan 6, 2007
Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature by Linda Lear Allen Lane, 608pp, 25 ... It may be that Linda Lear's biography of Beatrix Potter will set a trend; certainly the release of the Hollywood film, with Rene Zellweger and Ewan McGregor, will have cinema audiences racing to bookshops to learn more about the creator of such childhood favourites as Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck and Squirrel Nutkin ... Somewhere, sometime, the other Beatrix Potters, missing from these pages, will be sought out and... (Scotsman)
The tale of Peter Rabbit's creator Jan 5, 2007
from the January 05, 2007 edition. UNITED BY PETER RABBIT: Ewan McGregor and Renee Zellweger star, and fall in love, in 'Miss Potter. (Christian Science Monitor)
'Miss Potter' hops around (Kelly Jane Torrance) Jan 5, 2007
Helen Beatrix Potter, the writer and illustrator of such classic children's books as "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," was an extraordinary woman. One of the first authors to capitalize on her success, she started what is now a veritable cottage industry of Peter Rabbit merchandise. (Washington Times)
Beatrix Potter: The lady and the lakes Jan 3, 2007
Children's author Beatrix Potter overcame tragedy to become a tough businesswoman and environmentalist ... In 1933, the novelist Graham Greene published an article about Beatrix Potter ... Greene had read Beatrix Potter's books in childhood, and, like his contemporary Evelyn Waugh, believed that her style of "gentle detachment" had exerted a formative influence on the development of his own writing. (Independent)
The world of Miss Potter Dec 31, 2006
Mention the name Beatrix Potter and you will unleash enthusiastic reminiscences of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-Duck ... Ren;e Zellweger as Beatrix Potter and Ewan McGregor as her publisher and fianc;, Norman Warne ... The tale of Beatrix Potter began in 1866 in London's newly fashionable South Kensington. (Telegraph.co.uk)
BEATRIX POTTER Dec 31, 2006
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Review: 'Miss Potter' is a hippity-hoppity delight Dec 29, 2006
Beatrix Potter, as illuminated in the slight but delightful Miss Potter, was indeed a rebel in her time turn-of-the-century England albeit a quiet and dreamy rebel ... Art for art's sake:Renee Zellweger stars as the renowned illustrator Beatrix Potter. (USA Today -- Life)
Miss Potter has lightweight charms Dec 29, 2006
Renee Zellweger stars as children's writer Beatrix Potter in "Miss Potter." ... The two in question are virginal Beatrix Potter (Renee Zellweger) and her nave publisher, Norman Warne (Ewan McGregor) two dewy innocents who defy convention and disturb their relatives by going beyond their business ties. (MSNBC -- Movies)
"Miss Potter." Dec 29, 2006
Beatrix Potter's drawings and stories -- her most famous book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," published in 1902, was the first of the 23 she wrote -- feature woodland animals engaged in anthropomorphic activities such as breaking into dollhouses and going to market with little kerchiefs tied on their heads. This is the kind of fanciful invention that children love, but what always strikes me about the Beatrix Potter books when I revisit them is how these creatures -- rendered in soft but vivid... (Salon)
The not entirely truthful tale of Beatrix Potter Dec 28, 2006
Now it s Beatrix Potter s turn ... For instance, the biography shows, as the film cannot, how Beatrix Potter taught herself to be a meticulous anatomist of animals. (TimesOnline)
Noonan back with 'Potter' Dec 25, 2006
SYDNEY -- There's a touch of James Cameron about Chris Noonan, helmer of Beatrix Potter biopic "Miss Potter." ... Beatrix Potter's life story is not nearly as well known as her creation Peter Rabbit's. (Variety)
Chancellor offers £5m for pursuit of pirates Dec 8, 2006
Films such as the forthcomig biopic of Beatrix Potter, starring Rene Zellweger, filmed in London and the Lake District, were financed under the old system that will end of New Year's Eve. Yesterday's announcement came after the European commission last month sanctioned the policy of applying a cultural test that takes personnel as well as location and budget into account when deciding whether a film is "British". (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
New beginning for never ending story Nov 25, 2006
" Jackanory was created for the BBC in the mid-1960s by producer Joy Whitby, along with Anna Home and Molly Cox, who had been involved with the children's programme Play School. Like so many cult classics, it was originally scheduled to run for just a few weeks. The title came from an old nursery rhyme, half-remembered by Cox and Home. Not long after the series started in 1965, illustrators including Quentin Blake were commissioned to provide visuals. The format was simple: an actor talking to... (The Herald)
Where art and nature meet Nov 24, 2006
O'Hare referenced the discipline and accomplishments of Beatrix Potter, the legendary author and illustrator of Peter Rabbit. Potter spent years carefully watching and documenting her pets, and the world around her, so that even the tiniest mushrooms in her books were drawn accurately. (Clinton Recorder, CT)
A remarkably good year for actresses Nov 15, 2006
Also promising are "The Painted Veil," in which Naomi Watts plays an unhappy wife transformed by a love affair and her work fighting cholera; "The Good German," starring Blanchett as a desperate woman in post-World War II Berlin; "Notes on a Scandal," based on the novel by Zoe Heller, in which Blanchett plays a high school art teacher who becomes involved with a teenage student and Judi Dench plays her staunch, strange friend; "Fur," an imaginary biopic of photographer Diane Arbus, starring... (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Gritty reality of the Brontes Jul 30, 2006
Beatrix Potter (English). Played by: Renee Zellweger (American). (Guardian Unlimited)
Illustrator's book has kids going batty Jul 29, 2006
Every picture tells a story Replete with famous names like Sendak, Van Allsburg, and Beatrix Potter, the picture-book genre might seem a surefire profit-maker. Some might ask, how hard can this be. (Boston Globe -- Living)
MGM Feeds North American Theatrical Pipeline With New Titles Jun 2, 2006
"Miss Potter," slated for release on December 29, 2006, explores the life of Beatrix Potter (Renee Zellweger), the author of the beloved and best-selling children's classic "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and her struggle to overcome a domineering and unsupportive mother and the chauvinism of Victorian England in an effort to become a published author. The charismatic and talented Academy Award(R) winning actress Renee Zellweger ("Cinderella Man," "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason") stars in the... (PR Newswire)
Coming attractions May 26, 2006
Upcoming film starring Ewan McGregor and Renee Zellweger shows another side of Victorian-era writer Beatrix Potter ... The tale of Beatrix Potter finds its way to big screen ... Beatrix Potter was not all about cuddly bunnies and cute woodland creatures, according to Miss Potter, opening in December. (USA Today -- Life)
What to do in Jozi this Easter Apr 13, 2006
Watch out for theatre, with The World of Beatrix Potter at National Children's Theatre Trust, formerly the Johannesburg Youth Theatre, at 3 Junction Avenue, Parktown. Tickets are R50 for children and R60 for adults. (iAfrica.com)
Artist Oh so very playful Feb 22, 2006
" Oh's playful, process-oriented approach has proven popular. Last year he was included in Artspace's annual New Artist exhibition, in 2004 he won the Waikato National Art Award and, in 2003, the Goldwater Art Award. He has his first solo dealer show at Starkwhite and is about to have work exhibited at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Oh's world is not entirely inhabited by cute woodland creatures and children's parties a la Beatrix Potter or A.A. Milne. Rather, this is the scatological boys'... (New Zealand Herald)
A New Crop of Children's Books Feb 17, 2006
This is based on the works of Beatrix Potter ... This is based on the Peter Rabbit stories by Beatrix Potter. (Bella Online)
Directors attack rise of Hollywood clones Feb 12, 2006
Renee Zellweger as Beatrix Potter ... And she is due to polish up her English accent after being cast as Beatrix Potter in a biopic of the iconic children's author ... The question really should be: why didn't British film-makers think of making the Beatrix Potter film themselves. (Guardian Unlimited)
