Maria Kirk

Maria Louise Kirk (1860-1938), usually credited as M.L. Kirk or Maria L. Kirk, was an American painter and illustrator of more than fifty books, most of them for children.
Her notable work includes illustrations for a US edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1904, for the first edition of 'The Secret Garden', and for several books by L.M. Montgomery and Johanna Spyri.
Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Kirk studied art in Philadelphia at the School of Design for Women and then at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She had exhibitions around Pennsylvania and won awards in Philadelphia and Chicago.
In the 1890s, she went on to study at the Art Institute of Chicago and in 1894 won the Mary Smith Prize of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, for a portrait.
Although she was a talented artist, with so much published work, little is known about Kirk's life. She died on her 78th birthday in 1938.
In 2009, the Folio Society of London used Kirk’s illustrations for its new edition of At the Back of the North Wind.
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Jumble book, The 1920 - Maria Kirk (1860-1938) - 6 images
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Story of Hiawatha, The 1910 - Maria Kirk (1860-1938) - 12 images
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Secret Garden, The 1911 - Maria Kirk (1860-1938) - 4 images
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Princess & the Curdie, The 1908 - Maria Kirk (1860-1938) - 12 images
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Pinocchio 1920 - Maria Kirk (1860-1938) - 14 images
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Moufflou & Other Stories 1910 - Maria Kirk (1860-1938) - 3 images
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Mazli 1921 - Maria Kirk (1860-1938) - 8 images
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Gulliver's Travels 1918 - Maria Kirk (1860-1938) - 8 images
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Dora 1924 - Maria Kirk (1860-1938) - 7 images
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Dog of Flanders, A 1909 - Maria Kirk (1860-1938) - 7 images
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Child's Garden of Verses, A 1919 - Maria Kirk (1860-1938) - 8 images
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Children's book, The 1915 - Maria Kirk (1860-1938) - 2 images
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