About the artist
Born in Batley, Cynthia Newsome-Taylor shifted from fashion design to book illustration during the 1940s. She wedded Peter Hunt (1917-1978), a well known garden writer, and contributed illustrations to his works: 100 Best Shrubs and 100 Best Herbaceous Plants (1963). Additionally, she collaborated with authors Arthur Hellyer and Richard Gorer on several publications. In 1967, she received a solo exhibition at the Hunt Library located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.