It is organized into four thematic and roughly chronological sections. The presentation, drawn mostly from the V&A’s collection, showcases about 175 items: personal objects and letters, family artworks and photographs, manuscripts, early sketchbooks, watercolors, diaries, scientific drawings, and commercial merchandise. “Lately we’ve been more deliberate about showing exhibitions that provide opportunities for intergenerational experiences that are fulfilling for both young and adult visitors,” Ms. The family-friendly show features special labels designed for children and cozy, playful, Potter-themed reading areas surrounded by original artwork from some of her stories. It closed there in January, and after its run at the Frist it will head to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and the Morgan Library & Museum in New York.

The show was created by the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in collaboration with the National Trust, a nonprofit that oversees historical and natural sites in Britain, and opened in London in the 120th anniversary year of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit,” published in 1902. It shows her as a multifaceted person who had to blaze her own trail, unusual for a Victorian woman.” But the exhibition tells a more complex story. “She is certainly one of the most important children’s book illustrators. “She creates these little enchanting, watercolor worlds and fills them with characters in gardens and ponds,” said Trinita Kennedy, a senior curator at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville, where “ Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature” is on view through Sept.

Now, a new traveling exhibition explores how the English artist and author’s passion and curiosity for the natural world and scientific study inspired her books - and her life. This article is part of our Museums special section about how art institutions are reaching out to new artists and attracting new audiences.īeatrix Potter’s tales about the frolics and misadventures of Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, Jemima Puddle-Duck and other animals have charmed children around the globe for well over a century.

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