Contes et légendes en images : Les Mille et Une Nuits (Arabian Nights) par Virginia Frances Sterrett

Scheherazade Went on with Her Story. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928

Morgiana Danced with Much Grace. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928.

The Princess Had Great Beauty. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928.

Aladdin Saluted Her with Joy. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928.

Deliver Me from This Place Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928.

He Made Me Stop That He Might Gather Fruit. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928

In This Order They Proceeded to the Palace. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928.

Presently a Thick Cloud Arose. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928.

The Robber Disguised Himself. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928.

The Serpent Flew Away. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928.

The Sky Became Dark. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928.

The Sultana Held Conversation with a Man. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928.

The Sultan and Aladdin Ate by Themselves. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company.

They Danced Before Me with Great Skill. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928.

We Found It to Be a Gate of Ebony. Arabian Nights - Illustrated by Virginia Frances Sterrett. Penn Publishing Company, 1928.

Biographie

Virginia Frances Sterrett, née en 1900 et morte en 1931, est une artiste et illustratrice américaine.
Virginia Frances Sterrett reçoit sa première commande à l'âge de 19 ans. En effet, Penn Publishing Company lui demande d'illustrer Old French Fairy Tales (1920) d'après la Comtesse de Ségur. Durant la même période, elle apprend être malade de tuberculose.

Malgré sa maladie, elle parvient à illustrer Arabian Nights en 1928. Elle meurt de tuberculose en 1931.
Œuvres illustrées
Les trois livres suivants, illustrés par Virginia Frances Sterrett ont été publiés par Penn Publishing Company.

Old French Fairy Tales, Comtesse de Ségur, 1920
Tanglewood Tales, Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1921
Arabian Nights, 1928

Illustration issue de Old French Fairy Tales.

Illustration issue de Tanglewood Tales.

Illustration issue de Arabian Nights.