A Picture of Sleeping Beauty

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A Picture of Sleeping Beauty

Born in Scotland in 1874, Anne Anderson was a famous British writer and illustrator for children’s books. As a child, Anne grew up in Argentina but spent her adult years in England. Anne Anderson married a painter, Alan Wright, in 1912. Together they worked on numerous books and illustrations. Anne Anderson has a unique sense of style that uses line drawings and watercolors. Her works are usually delicate and lightly drawn in either black and white or color. Although the date of Anne Anderson’s death is unknown, it is thought to be around the year 1936.

Anne Anderson is famous for illustrations that accompany the fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty, also known as Briar Rose. There are many variations, but the gist of the story remains the same. The king and queen invite all but one wise woman to celebrate the birth of the new princess. The last fairy was so distraught at this, that she curses the child, Briar Rose. When Briar Rose will turn 15, she will prick her finger on a spinning wheel and fall asleep. A prince’s kiss is the only thing that will awaken the sleeping beauty. The prince is the rescuer in the end of each version of Sleeping Beauty.

“The Sleeping Beauty “ or “Briar Rose” illustration produced by Anne Anderson appeared in “Anne Anderson’s Old, Old, Fairy Tales” printed by the Whitman Publishing Company in 1935. It is a portrait oriented, color illustration centered on the page. It is framed in a simple pen and ink drawing of a castle intertwined with a forest of thorns and roses and the name “BRIAR ROSE” printed in a marquee at the top right.

The setting for the illustration is essentially the interior of a structure with a few distinct objects. More specifically, a...

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...le. Briar Rose is the young female propagandistic character that often appears in most fairy tales. The classic antagonistic character is the old lady behind Briar Rose. You can tell she is wicked by the colors associated with her.

Works Cited

Adrienne E. Gavin "Anderson, Anne" The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Ed. Jack Zipes. © Oxford University Press 2006. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature: (e-reference edition). Oxford University Press. 21 October 2010

Vanessa Joosen "Sleeping Beauty" The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Ed. Jack Zipes. © Oxford University Press 2006. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature: (e-reference edition). Oxford University Press. 21 October 2010

"Spinning." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th Edition (2009): 1. Vocational and Career Collection. EBSCO. Web. 21 Oct. 2010.

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