tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post1627302284720785776..comments2024-03-25T08:10:55.433+00:00Comments on March House Books Blog: Susan B Pearse: Perfect Little Works of ArtBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-84409401946279846522017-07-07T08:07:09.104+01:002017-07-07T08:07:09.104+01:00Thanks so much for coming over to look at them. Thanks so much for coming over to look at them. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-63081784981858237852017-07-06T15:32:34.076+01:002017-07-06T15:32:34.076+01:00Dear Barbara, these pictures are so adorable. I lo...Dear Barbara, these pictures are so adorable. I loved them all. Thanks so much for sharing.Shashi Nayagamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104875758016386977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-41018896178752492682017-05-21T17:44:39.048+01:002017-05-21T17:44:39.048+01:00I love them Yvonne, and it’s wonderful having frie...I love them Yvonne, and it’s wonderful having friends to share them with. Thanks for coming over. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-60307601059585273442017-05-21T07:17:25.812+01:002017-05-21T07:17:25.812+01:00I couldn’t agree more. Susan Pearse was an amazing...I couldn’t agree more. Susan Pearse was an amazing artist. Thanks for leaving a comment.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-42527430018511668172017-05-21T06:08:08.335+01:002017-05-21T06:08:08.335+01:00Thank you so much for showing these, Barbara. They...Thank you so much for showing these, Barbara. They're all completely beautiful! 💙💙Melancholy and Menacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16591446991462513593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-63551553186073242572017-05-21T00:01:59.339+01:002017-05-21T00:01:59.339+01:00These images are so wonderful!! Love them all!!! B...These images are so wonderful!! Love them all!!! Beautiful! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-5158099479878336802017-05-20T09:44:27.671+01:002017-05-20T09:44:27.671+01:00I feel really lucky to have them Tracy so it’s alm...I feel really lucky to have them Tracy so it’s almost my duty to share them. Sharing is fun though and much better than leaving them hidden away. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-87839183450953857562017-05-20T09:43:33.630+01:002017-05-20T09:43:33.630+01:00My friend has been a collector all her life and ha...My friend has been a collector all her life and has a house full of beautiful things. Moving to a smaller place meant she had to part with a few of them, but she knows I will look after these, and she can see them whenever she likes.<br />Thank you for your kind wishes, have a lovely weekend. <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-4583027635374552732017-05-20T09:35:31.896+01:002017-05-20T09:35:31.896+01:00Hello lovely Claudine! Another friend was only te...Hello lovely Claudine! Another friend was only telling me about The Durrells yesterday, I’ve somehow managed to miss it but will catch up on iplayer.<br /><br />You are so right about books, children and dragons! It’s strange because my grand kids don’t have any interest in them at the moment, but perhaps they will when they are a little older. <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-69912525015945334622017-05-20T07:37:51.488+01:002017-05-20T07:37:51.488+01:00I love to share! Thanks for coming over and takin...I love to share! Thanks for coming over and taking a look, BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-37525743106664772862017-05-19T16:18:04.161+01:002017-05-19T16:18:04.161+01:00Oh my goodness, you really do share some of the mo...Oh my goodness, you really do share some of the most cutest things.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-45583154711606596902017-05-19T12:22:33.278+01:002017-05-19T12:22:33.278+01:00Hello dear Barbara! These illustrations are so pre...Hello dear Barbara! These illustrations are so precious! Your friend is really lucky. I wish somebody offer me these gorgeous vintage like books. I really appreciate you writing a Susan's biography, she is so gifted. I wish you a wonderful weekend ahead :) The Reader's Taleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701126931175725145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-54945307624421714292017-05-19T09:56:31.960+01:002017-05-19T09:56:31.960+01:00These are adorable, Barbara! There was a lot of in...These are adorable, Barbara! There was a lot of interaction between children and animals in those days. Everything seemed so sweet. These days, we have more illustrations on interactions between children and dragons. Different flavours for different generations.<br /><br />*Speaking of animals and children, I've been hooked on the TV show The Durrells. Do you watch it? It's extremely satisfying!Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-91097609666254883762017-05-19T00:25:15.500+01:002017-05-19T00:25:15.500+01:00Beautiful artwork. And yes, it would be sad if it ...Beautiful artwork. And yes, it would be sad if it stays hidden away. I hope lots of people see this post. Thanks for sharing!Love Affair with Foodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289037062991825917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-12747233524654394672017-05-18T17:40:28.715+01:002017-05-18T17:40:28.715+01:00So do I Sandra, especially as my drawing/painting ...So do I Sandra, especially as my drawing/painting skills are non existent.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-76449536014748784732017-05-18T17:39:09.100+01:002017-05-18T17:39:09.100+01:00I can Crystal, and it makes me quite sad. I can Crystal, and it makes me quite sad. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-67434919311946462642017-05-18T16:31:54.656+01:002017-05-18T16:31:54.656+01:00Wonderful work. I so admire artists.
And 102...Wo...Wonderful work. I so admire artists.<br />And 102...Wow.Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-46267871548894480162017-05-18T09:49:28.585+01:002017-05-18T09:49:28.585+01:00
I’ve got no memory of it at all, and yet I do rem...<br />I’ve got no memory of it at all, and yet I do remember the magazine adverts. You are quite right about the Start-Rite twins and the Bisto Kids. I’m willing to bet the Bisto Kids didn’t have a lot of time for the swanky twins! :)<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-91434283069651267972017-05-17T18:13:39.726+01:002017-05-17T18:13:39.726+01:00You know, it makes me wonder how many incredible i...You know, it makes me wonder how many incredible illustrations have been lost through the ages because there was no digital storage system back in the day. Can you imagine?Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-80231744559663696872017-05-17T16:16:56.910+01:002017-05-17T16:16:56.910+01:00I'm now wondering where I remember the poster ...I'm now wondering where I remember the poster from. It could be that it was on the wall in the shoe shop in the High Street, or maybe up on billboards or at the railway station. I always thought the Start-Rite twins were the posher, tidier relatives of the Bisto Kids!Sue Imgrundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561248973128136601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-30510401986697751852017-05-17T10:17:31.324+01:002017-05-17T10:17:31.324+01:00Marcia, I’ve only just noticed – the second set ...Marcia, I’ve only just noticed – the second set of numbered cards are all little girls, while the first set are boys. It might make it easier when I start searching for them. Thanks for all your help, BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-14425931354831695092017-05-17T10:07:19.540+01:002017-05-17T10:07:19.540+01:00Hi Marcia, you are absolutely right, counting book...Hi Marcia, you are absolutely right, counting books always follow that format. I should have thought of that, but it certainly makes cards the most likely possibility – now I just have to try to find one or two of them. These quests of mine are never ending, but it’s a great way to spend my retirement. I will never run out of things to do. :)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-54121417502661899322017-05-17T01:22:47.679+01:002017-05-17T01:22:47.679+01:00These are all so sweet. I agree with you, the chil...These are all so sweet. I agree with you, the children with numbers appear to be birthday cards. The shape of the picture seems more like a card than a book. Plus if it were a counting book, wouldn't each picture show the number in items, such as four puppies or five sailboats? The numbers seem to reflect the children's ages with two of each to choose from depending on whether it's a girl or a boy having the birthday. Thanks for sharing Susan's work with us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-56360167427497596652017-05-16T21:52:26.688+01:002017-05-16T21:52:26.688+01:00It was my pleasure Jamie, thank you for visiting a...It was my pleasure Jamie, thank you for visiting and leaving a comment. BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-6926120926498095762017-05-16T21:50:40.650+01:002017-05-16T21:50:40.650+01:00
Hello Sue,
Thank you so much for the link, what ...<br />Hello Sue,<br /><br />Thank you so much for the link, what a fascinating article. I wore Start-Rite shoes throughout my childhood and still remember the novelty of having my feet measured for the first time. I also remember the shoe shop we frequented, but I don’t remember the posters. I do, however, recall the black-and-white adverts in the magazines my mum used to read when I was a little girl. A magazine and a pair of scissors would see me happily occupied for hours! I had a fascination for pretty dresses and shoes, and cut out lots and lots of them over the years.<br /> <br />I’ve just been looking at a poster online (I can only find one) which to me looks nothing like Susan Beatrice Pearse and nothing like the adverts I recall. I assume there were lots of artists working on the advertising campaigns at different times, and it would be interesting to try to identify some of them.<br /><br />The information I shared here came from the Christ Beetles Gallery in London. You can read the complete article by clicking on the link in the above post, but this is the interesting bit;<br /><br />Her other illustrative work included contributions to Arthur Mee’s The Children’s Encyclopaedia and a memorable advertising campaign for Start-rite Shoes. She also exhibited watercolours at such leading societies as the Royal Academy, the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours and the Society of Women Artists, and at galleries in Paris and Vienna.<br /><br />You’ve set me off on a new quest now Sue. I will be scouring all my old magazines looking for Start-Rite ads. <br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.com