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Clara and the Magical Hat

Drawing
2011 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This drawing is an illustration for the book Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day by Amy de la Haye and illustrated by Emily Sutton. The book is set in the Victoria and Albert Museum and was published in 2011. The image shows Clara wearing her Granny Elsie's hat which has just been fixed by Edmund in the Fashion Department of the Museum.

Emily Sutton was born in Yorkshire and graduated with a B.A.(Hons.) in Illustration from Edinburgh College of Art in 2008. She specialises in illustration of children's books and draws her inspiration from 20th century illustrators and the tradition of folk art.



Object details

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Object type
TitleClara and the Magical Hat
Materials and techniques
Pen, ink and bodycolour on paper
Brief description
Drawing, Illustration for 'Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day', by Amy De La Haye and Emily Sutton, British school, 2011
Physical description
Drawing, a little girl in a red jacket and a blue/green skirt wearing a large hat with ribbons and feathers, with a spotted purple and white rucksack on her back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32.6cm
  • Width: 23.2cm
Gallery label
This is the end of Clara/s magical hat day. She has now learned how to take care of beautiful and fragile objects and how to give them a second life following the examples of conservators and curators in the museum. (10/09/2013)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Historical context
Emily Sutton was born in Yorkshire and graduated with a B.A (Hons.) in Illustration from Edinburgh College of Art in 2008. She also studied at York College and Rhode Island School of Design. The artist specialises in illustration of children's books and draws her inspiration from such 20th century illustrators such as Edward Bawden (1903-1989) and Eric Ravilious (1903-1942) and American lithographed children's books. She typically includes in her work objects found in museums and antique shops.

This illustration is characteristic of Emily Sutton's style and technique using pattern colour and outline. The image is of Clara wearing her Granny Elsie's hat which has been fixed.
Summary
This drawing is an illustration for the book Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day by Amy de la Haye and illustrated by Emily Sutton. The book is set in the Victoria and Albert Museum and was published in 2011. The image shows Clara wearing her Granny Elsie's hat which has just been fixed by Edmund in the Fashion Department of the Museum.

Emily Sutton was born in Yorkshire and graduated with a B.A.(Hons.) in Illustration from Edinburgh College of Art in 2008. She specialises in illustration of children's books and draws her inspiration from 20th century illustrators and the tradition of folk art.

Collection
Accession number
E.29-2012

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Record createdJanuary 6, 2012
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