A Fairy Princess - Fairies Art Print

Perched atop a daisy, a crowned fairy sits delicately, while a bee friend buzzes by! The artist, Florence Mary Anderson, was one of a handful of women artists named Florence who were actively illustrating beautiful fairies during the Golden Age of Illustration. Born in Greenock, Scotland, Florence Mary Anderson (1889-1945) emerged as a notable children's illustrator and writer during the Golden Age of Illustration. She refined her skills at the Glasgow School of Art and later at Bradford College of Art. Her delicate style frequently adorned works by women children's authors. The post-WWI period marked a prolific phase, yielding notable works such as The Rainbow Twins (1919) and The Password to Fairyland (1920). Anderson's career underwent a gradual shift in her later years, leading to success in landscape painting, portraiture, and teaching. Although her legacy sometimes intertwines with other artists due to similar names, her enduring contributions to folklore and fairy tale illustra