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title: "3 Cicely Mary Barker Quotes - Famous Painter"
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# Cicely Mary Barker

(1895–1973)   Painter

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Cicely Mary Barker was a painter.

## Quick Facts About Cicely Mary Barker

Born June 28, 1895

Died February 16, 1973

Profession Painter

## About Cicely Mary Barker

British artist (1895-1973)... \| Cicely Mary Barker was an English illustrator who created the Flower Fairies, images of ethereal smiling children with butterfly wings. As a child, she was greatly influenced by the works of the illustrator Kate Greenaway, whom she assiduously copied in her formative years. Her principal influence,

##  Quotes by Cicely Mary Barker

> [So small, so blue, in grassy places / My flowers raise / Their tiny faces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-mary-barker/so-small-so-blue-in-grassy-places-my-flowers-raise-their-tiny-faces/)

Cicely Mary Barker

[Blue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blue/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7c/cicely-mary-barker-83317_blue_so-small-so-blue-in-grassy-places-my-flo_47341.jpg)

> [Tis I whom children love the best; / My wealth is all for them; / For them is set each glossy cup…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-mary-barker/tis-i-whom-children-love-the-best-my-wealth-is-all-for-them-for-them/)

Cicely Mary Barker

[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/929/cicely-mary-barker-83317_children_tis-i-whom-children-love-the-best-my-wea_517387.jpg)

> [Best and dearest flower that grows, / Perfect both to see and smell; / Words can never, never tell / Half the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cicely-mary-barker/best-and-dearest-flower-that-grows-perfect-both-to-see-and-smell/)

Cicely Mary Barker

[Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d0/cicely-mary-barker-83317_beauty_best-and-dearest-flower-that-grows-perfe_2850493.jpg)

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