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THE
JENNY WREN PRESS, 1989-1996
Tasha Tudor and Beth Mathers were
good friends and became business partners in the early 1990s. See Tudor's dedication To Beth in Give
Us This Day. Their successful Jenny
Wren Press brought Becky's Birthday
and Becky's Christmas back to market
after being out-of-print for a long time.
Jenny Wren Press also made three of Tudor's "little books for dolls and
bears" available to a wide audience.
They published numerous greeting cards and art prints, some reprints and
some new art. When JWP closed its doors,
Cellar Door Books purchased its remaining inventory. We offer a large selection of products from
this publisher.
For our
July specials,
we are offering discounts on two of the popular Jenny Wren
Press items. Mouse Mills Catalog for Spring is a reproduction of one of the
catalog of fabrics and notions that Tudor family dolls ordered from
regularly. You may order them for the
next 3 weeks at $7.50, limit 5 per customer. (Christmas is coming!)
Miss Meggie is a paper doll and a pure Tudor whimsy. It is actually a paper corgi dog layout on
stiff paper. Perfect for small children
to cut out and dress in a variety of costumes.
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HENRIETTE WILLEBEEK LE MAIR (1889-1966)
This fine Dutch painter from the
early 20th century is not well known among Tudor collectors. But she should be. You will find the genesis of Tudor's floral
borders in Le Mair's Little Songs of Long
Ago. Tasha Tudor owned a copy of this book and followed some of the
illustrations very closely.
Have your
local library obtain a copy via interlibrary loan and compare Le Mair's 'London
Bridge' with Tudor's version in Mother Goose. A critic from The Studio once wrote: "Since
the days of Kate Greenaway I know of no one who has caught so well the
spirit of childhood as Miss Willebeek Le Mair." Tasha Tudor carried the torch into the
present day.
TEA TIME
A grass roots
movement is afoot to remember Ms Tudor on her birthday through a shared
"tea time." This virtual
tea party could be enhanced with some of Tasha's preferred tools. You will find silver tea strainers and pink
luster tea cups available at our virtual shop.
Click the OTHER button, and then the
sub-category ANTIQUES at cellardoorbooks.com.
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TASHA TUDOR'S DEATH
We felt the same loss as you did
on learning of Ms Tudor's death three weeks ago. Tasha had not been well this winter and had
constant care to assist her in her home.
She suffered a stroke during the spring. Her ability to interact with the beauty she
created was diminished, but surely her enjoyment of that beauty was not. We shall miss her creative force. Those of you who visited her home and gardens
will cherish your experiences there.
We wanted to share the news of
Tasha's death with you in a sensitive and timely fashion. Thank you to Susan Lenthe for alerting us to
the family's email.
Tudor has been remembered in
newspapers and other media across the country.
Time
magazine July 7 printed an obituary on page 18. Martha Pickerill refers to Tudor's "loopy
sweetness" in her tribute. The New York Times ran an article which
was based in part on their extensive archives documenting Tudor's life and
work. Tudor's own local paper The Brattleboro Reformer ran a front
page notice as did the Concord
[NH] Monitor which covers the town of
Webster which was Tudor's home for
nearly 30 years. We have copies of these
last two newspapers.
Victoria
magazine and the Tudor Family website have established interactive memorial
books so that individuals may register their thoughts. A Google search for "Tasha Tudor obituary" will
retrieve numerous on-line articles.
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TUDOR'S SURVIVORS
This list of Tasha Tudor's
relatives is revised from the one we published June 18.
Four children: Bethany Tudor, West
Brattleboro, Vt., Seth Tudor (Marjorie), Marlboro, Vt, Thomas
S. Tudor (Eun Im), Fairfax Station, Va.,
and Efner Tudor Holmes (Peter), Contoocook, NH.
Eleven grandchildren: Laura Johnson
( Davie), Salisbury, MD; Winslow
Tudor (Amy), Marlboro, Vt., Benjamin Tudor, Marlboro, Vt.; Rani Tudor Mullen, Williamsburg, Va., Kim Tudor, Madrid, Spain, Maya Tudor Griffith,
Princeton, NJ, Hanna Tudor, Fairfax Station, Va., Jan Tudor, Oxford, Eng.; Nathan
Holmes (Holly), Contoocook, NH, Jason Holmes (Kelly) Big Fork, Mt., Seth Holmes, Contoocook;
and two step-granddaughters: Jennifer Tudor Wyman, Vt.
(she has a daughter Hannah and a son), and Julie Tudor who lives in Wyoming
with her 3 children.
and eight great-grandchildren, Brittany
Johnson, Kiren and Tara Mullen, Quentin, Liam and Amelia Tudor, and Isabella
and Elizabeth Holmes.
Tasha Tudor is also survived by two
half-sisters Ann Hopps, Camden, Me., and Diana Taylor, San Francisco, CA; and her former husband Allan
John Woods, Goffstown, NH,
nieces and nephews. Her childhood friend
Rose Mikkelson survives, still lives in the Redding,
Ct., home where she and Tudor were girls in
the 1920s. Nieces and nephews.
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NEWSLETTERS
Our monthly Newsletter is our way
to keep in touch with you, our customers, in a regular way. The email format is faster and less
expensive than producing a paper newsletter.
Plus, there is no subscription fee to you. We hope you find it useful.
Here's how you can help us. Please let us know the email addresses of
any Tudor fans you know who might like to receive our Newsletter. We'll be glad to include them. Our current sources for addresses are your
electronic orders at our web site.
And if you would like to make a contribution to
our Newsletter, we'd be glad to share it in a future issue.
Two previous paper magazines have celebrated
Tasha Tudor's life and art. Elaine
Hollabaugh published The L.E.T.T.E.R.
in Rogers City, Michigan, from 1981 until 1996.
The newsletter was written for Tasha Tudor enthusiasts and informed them
of her travels and speaking engagements.
It was also a forum for collectors to share their own stories about
Tudor, describe their collections and trade books and other material among
themselves. See pp. 458-466 in Tasha Tudor: The Direction of Her Dreams
for a complete list of contents in the 16 different issues. Later issues included color photographs.
Tasha Tudor was a partner in Corgi
Cottage Industries from 1995-2000. In
1997-98, New Yorkers Donna M. Swajeski and Michael Opelka published the
short-lived Take Joy! It lasted only 8 issues, but again provided
the means for Tudor fans to share their stories. It also reprinted some early Tudor
paintings. They were enlarged to the
point of loosing the earlier charm. You
can read a list of contents in the Hare & Hare bibliography, pp. 480-482.
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Concord, NH 03303-1833
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