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Virginia Frances Sterrett (1900–1931) was an American artist and illustrator. Sterrett received her first commission at the age of 19 (shortly after she was diagnosed with tuberculosis) from the Penn Publishing Company to illustrate ''Old French Fairy Tales'' (1920), a collection of works from the 19th-century French author, Comtesse de Ségur (Sophie Fedorovna Rostopchine). A year after the publication of ''Old French Fairy Tales'', a new title including commissioned works from Sterrett was presented by the Penn Publishing Company—''Tanglewood Tales'' (1921). From 1923, in failing health, Sterrett was able to work on projects for short periods of time only and as a result, she was able to complete just one further commission prior to her death—her own interpretation of ''Arabian Nights'' (1928). Her best-known work is the suite of illustrations for ''Arabian Nights'' (1928). She died of tuberculosis.〔(Virginia Frances Sterret )〕 The comments of the ''St Louis Post-Dispatch'' in the supplement published following Sterrett's death (published 5 July 1931) pay fitting tribute to her life and work:
==Works== All three books were published by the Penn Publishing Company. They were large books with large type, simple stories, and designed to be gift books for children.〔 *''Old French Fairy Tales'' by Comtesse de Segur, 1920 *''Tanglewood Tales'' by Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1921 *''Arabian Nights, 1928 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virginia Frances Sterrett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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