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A sketchbook was Erica Rutherford's constant companion when she was growing up in England. She spent hours drawing people in pubs and on the underground, and haunting art galleries. Classes in sculpture and painting at the Slade School of Art helped to hone her artistic talent. In England, Rutherford taught art at several universities and colleges, designed sets for a number of films, and, with the actor Peter Sellers, created the puppet characters for the BBC's Goon Show. She lived in South Africa, Spain and the United States before settling finally in Prince Edward Island. Her painting became more decorative and richer in detail after she moved to Canada -- the striking red soil, green hills dotted with farmhouses, and sandy coloured shores of Prince Edward Island would become features of her illustrations. Painted in acrylics, An Island Alphabet (1994), brings together the bright hues and locales of the island with the corresponding letters of the alphabet. Erica Rutherford now divides her time between Prince Edward Island and Toronto working as a painter, printmaker, and writer. Her art can be found in major public collections including New York's Museum of Modern Art, the Arts Council of Great Britain, and the Canada Council Art Bank.
Selected Bibliography
Books for Children
An Island Alphabet. Written by Erica Rutherford. Charlottetown, P.E.I.: Ragweed, c1994.
32 p.: col. ill.; 22 x 27 cm.
ISBN 0921556446
The Owl and the Pussycat: The Poem. Written by Edward Lear; illustrated by Erica Rutherford. Montreal: Tundra Books, c1986.
23 p.: col. ill.; 21 x 26 cm.
ISBN 088776181X
Books for Adults
Dance for Cats (or Pas de chats). Written and illustrated by Erica Rutherford. Charlottetown, P.E.I.: Ragweed Press, 1988.
48 p.: ill.; 23 cm.
ISBN 092030480X
Nine Lives: The Autobiography of Erica Rutherford. Written by Erica Rutherford. Charlottetown, P.E.I.: Ragweed, c1993.
243 p.: ill., ports.; 22 cm.
ISBN 0921556365
Patricia Moore, Paintings: October 9-November 10, 1985, Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum. Introduction by Erica Rutherford. Charlottetown, P.E.I.: The Gallery and Museum, c1985.
1 folded sheet (6 p.): ill.; 23 cm.
ISBN 0920089100
Yoga for Cats. Written by Talia Katasanda (nom-de-chat of Erica Rutherford); illustrated by Erica Rutherford. Charlottetown, P.E.I.: Ragweed Press, 1988, c1984.
46 p.: chiefly ill.; 23 cm.
ISBN 092030477X
Yoga pour chats. Written by Talia Katasanda (nom-de-chat de Erica Rutherford); illustrated by Erica Rutherford. Charlottetown, Î.-P.-É.: Éditions Ragweed, 1992.
46 p.: ill.; 23 cm.
ISBN 092155625X
(French editon of Yoga for Cats)
Exhibiton Catalogues - Erica Rutherford
The Owl and the Pussycat and Other Works. Written by Mark Holton. Charlottetown, P.E.I.: Confederation Centre Art Gallery and Museum, 1986.
1 folded sheet: ill.; 24 cm.
Three from P.E.I. Rutherford, Woolnough, Chodorow. Mount Saint Vincent University, Art Gallery, 1983.
1 folded sheet: ill.; 24 cm.
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