Mary R. Bassett Explained

Mary Robertson Bassett was a late 19th and early 20th century illustrator of magazines and children's books.^[1]

Career

Mary Robertson Bassett^[2] illustrated magazines such as Ladies' Home Journal,^[3] and children's books published by P. F. Volland Company, Baker & Taylor Company,^{[4] [5]} Grosset & Dunlap, and other publishers.

Her illustrations are sold at auction.^[6]

Reception

Reviewers noted that her work was "unusually attractive",^[7] "charming",^[8] "beautifully illustrated",^[9] and "not only skilfully made, but also show a most appreciate feeling for the contents of the book."^[10] School and Home Education wrote of her work in Fairy Operettas (1916), "The imagination of the reader is agreeably stimulated by the illustrations from the pens and brushes of Mary Robertson Bassett."^[11]

Selected works

• Wells, Carolyn, and Mary R. Bassett. Marjorie's New Friend. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1909.
• Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins, and Mary R. Bassett. The Green Door. New York: Moffat, Yard and Company, 1910. ^[7]
• Johnson, Clifton, and Mary R. Bassett. Little Folks' Book of Verse. New York: Baker & Taylor Co, 1911. ^{[8] [9] [10]}
• Richards, Laura, and Mary Robertson Bassett. Fairy Operettas. Boston: Little, Brown, 1916. ^{[2] [12] [13]}
• Croll, Pauline, and Mary R. Bassett. Just for You. Chicago: P.F. Volland Co, 1918.
• Johnson, Clifton, Mary R. Bassett and Will Hammell. Poems My Children Love Best of All. New York: Lloyd Adams Noble, 1918. ^[14]

Notes and References

1. Shaw, John MacKay. Childhood in Poetry. Tallahassee: Friends of the Library, Florida State University, 1970.
2. Web site: Fairy operettas / by Laura E. Richards; with by Mary Robertson Bassett . Hathi Trust Digital Library . 16 December 2018.
3. Web site: Ladies' Home Journal Magazine May 1908 "A Girl's Number" . Holidays . 16 December 2018.
4. Web site: BASSETT, MARY R. - American Illustrators Gallery. www.americanillustrators.com.
5. Book: Beverley Lamar. Bowker. Fiction, Folklore, Fantasy and Poetry for Children, 1876-1985: Author Index, Illustrator Index, Title Index, Awards Index. 1 October 1986. R. R. Bowker LLC. 978-0-8352-1831-3.
6. Mascolo . J. . January turns hot at Skinner sale . Boston Herald . 8 December 2002 .
7. News: "The Green Door" by Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman. 1 March 1911. The Indianapolis Star. 16 December 2018. 14, Col 6.
8. News: Another Lot of Books for Young Folks. 18 November 1911. Chicago Daily Tribune. 16 December 2018. 8.
9. News: Reviews of Children's Books. 2 December 1911. St Louis Post-Dispatch. 16 December 2018. St Louis, Missouri. 10.
10. News: Book Reviews. "Little Folks' Book of Verse.". 20 December 1911. Argus-Leader. 16 December 2018. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 4.
11. Gloriosus. Miles. January 1917. Laura E. Richards: Fairy Operettas. School and Home Education. 36. 5. 146. Google Books.
12. Book: Leafstedt . Carl S. . Inside Bluebeard's Castle: Music and Drama in Bela Bartok's Opera . 1999 . Oxford University Press . USA . 9780195109993 . 175 . 16 December 2018.
13. Book: Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. 1916. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1228–.
14. Book Table . The Journal of Education . 1918 . 87 . 11 (2171) . 301 . 42829328 .