Artwork
Clara sewing
Clara sewing is a drawing by Emily Sutton. It dates from 2011 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
This drawing shows a little girl named Clara sorting colorful buttons. She’s preparing to sew them onto doll clothes and toys.
It’s one of the illustrations from a children’s book set right here at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day came out in 2011, the same year this drawing was made.
Look up the artist Emily Sutton.
Overview
Clara sewing is a drawing by Emily Sutton, created in 2011 as an illustration for the children's book Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day by Amy de la Haye. The work depicts a scene of a young girl, Clara, engaged in a sewing activity.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing shows Clara Button sorting and preparing to sew colorful buttons onto dolls' clothes and toys, capturing a moment of creative, childish occupation within a narrative set in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Technique & Style
While specific technical details of 'Clara sewing' are not provided, Emily Sutton's style, as per her background, likely reflects influences from 20th-century illustrators and folk art traditions, characteristic of her children's book illustrations.
History & Provenance
Created in 2011 for 'Clara Button and the Magical Hat Day', the drawing was published the same year. The artist, Emily Sutton, a Yorkshire-born illustrator, graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2008 with a degree in Illustration.
Context
This drawing is contextualized within the children's literature genre, specifically as part of a story set in the Victoria and Albert Museum, linking the artwork to both literary and institutional frameworks.
Artist & collection
Artist
Emily Sutton is an English illustrator. She is known for her illustrations in children's picture books inspired by vintage artwork and old objects.
