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MAGINEL WRIGHT ENRIGHT BARNEY.
“May Day.”Watercolor, pencil, and wash. 391x286 mm; 15
3
/
8
x11
1
/
4
inches. Cover image
forWoman’sWorld, May 1939. Signed lower center image.Taped along edges to matte on
verso.A copy of the magazine accompanies the lot showing the artwork colored differently
for the final printed version.
[1,200/1,800]
Barney was the sister of architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the illustrator of several children’s books,
including those of L. Frank Baum, and cover designs and illustrations for numerous magazines from the
1920s-40s. Encouraged by her older brother, she was successful and creative from an early age; during the
Depression and subsequent years, she expanded her repertoire into landscapes, needlepoint tapestry, and
even fashion shoe designing.“She was largely responsible for revolutionizing the quality of illustration in
children’s readers”—Reed,The Illustrator in America 1860-2000, page 165.