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Boy
Holding Apple Pie, 1886
Illustration
detail from A Apple Pie
Hand-colored
woodblock print
Kate
Greenaway, English, 1846-1901
Printer
and engraver: Edmund Evans, British, 1826-1905
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We just got back from
Florida – a welcome trip after a hard winter. My daughter’s best friend from
high school is doing an internship at Disney so we went to see her and to feel sunshine
again. Maybe you’re making plans to take the kids to Orlando to visit the
Mouse. If you are, here’s a special treat to include on your itinerary that
doesn’t involve waiting in line for rides.
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, located just
north of Orlando in Winter Park, houses an amazing collection of the works of
Louis Comfort Tiffany , along with an impressive collection of American art
pottery, American paintings, and the decorative arts.
And through January 11,
it is also hosting an exhibit called “Lullaby and Goodnight – Children’s
Literature from the Morse Collection”. Trust me, it’s worth begging your spouse
to watch the kids solo for an afternoon while you take the rental car, hop on
I4 heading north and immerse yourself in the beauty of this museum and this
charming exhibition. The focus of one of the gallery rooms is on three early
contributors to children’s books – Kate Greenaway, Mary Dow Brine, and Eulalie
Osgood Grover. Displayed are precious early books, antique pottery tiles used
as nursery décor, and vintage dolls. Here’s the reasoning of that time period:
“…children’s books were part of a broad social effort to
instill an early appreciation of beauty and, in turn, improve the character of
children.”
Wishing you safe, happy travels that inspire you and your writing.
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