The next issue of the Journal of the Tasha Tudor Society features three interesting articles. Judith Nixon, a Night Before Christmas scholar examines Tasha’s contribution to the image of Clement Moore’s St. Nicholas. Learn how Tasha’s St. Nick varies from others of her period. Did you know Tasha published three versions of the poem? You … Continue reading Journal 22 Fall/Winter 2024
Did you know that there are eight chapter events coming up in August, most of them Tasha Tudor Day Birthday events? And there’s more! Two new chapters will host their inaugural events in August. Please welcome new volunteers Kelly Brown and Cathryn Evans, who are starting new Tasha Tudor Society chapters; one in Williamsburg, Virginia, … Continue reading Tasha Tudor Day Events 2024
Detail from the 1956 Caldecott Honor counting book 1 is One Thank you to everyone who renewed a membership, became a new member or gave an additional gift during our Spring membership drive. The Society set out to raise $12,500 to honor Tasha’s artistic and cultural legacy. We’re incredibly grateful that the Tasha Tudor community … Continue reading Spring 2024 Member Drive Meets Goal
We have great news. The next issue of the Journal of the Tasha Tudor Society has been expanded to 24 pages! Journal 21 features Troy Mathers’s memories of Tasha’s close relationship with his family. (Troy’s mother Beth, operated the Jenny Wren Press with Tasha in the 1990s.) Troy shares family photographs and art Tasha made … Continue reading Journal 21 Spring/Summer 2024
The Society is pleased to announce a new chapter in northern New Jersey. The Northern New Jersey Chapter hopes Tasha Tudor fans in the Whippany area will attend an introductory get-together on Saturday, March 23 for a chance to get to know each other and each other’s interests in Tasha Tudor. Anyone interested in Tasha … Continue reading New Northern New Jersey Chapter
Did you know that donations from our members provide 100% of the Society’s annual operating budget? Your support makes it possible to celebrate Tasha’s legacy and produce two printed Journals of the Tasha Tudor Society each year. The 2024 gifts feature an illustration from Give Us This Day, illustrated by Tasha in 1987. Forget-me-not members … Continue reading 2024 Member Thank You Gifts
The de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) is hosting a series of holiday-themed events in December on the Hattiesburg campus. The schedule of events includes the following: A Joyful Christmastime with Tasha Tudor Friday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m. , McCain Library and Archives Woods Room Tasha Tudor scholar, Jeanette … Continue reading USM’s de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection Hosting Events in December
At first glance it may seem that Tasha’s illustrations were proof of her artistry. But Tasha’s artistry was inseparable from her daily living; the meals she made, the plants she chose, the fabrics she selected for the dresses she made. She instinctively curated her tea sets, her furniture, her greenhouse, her birds and even the … Continue reading Fall Membership Drive Goal Surpassed
It was a beautiful, sunny day on August 26, 2023 for the nuptials of Martha Belle Tudor and Rufus Bennett. The bride (originally named Miss Daisy Belle) was designed by Tasha Tudor for her 1990s company, the Jenny Wren Press and subsequently acquired by Pacific Northwest Chapter co-leader Diane Bennett in a recent auction. In … Continue reading Rufus and Martha Belle Bennett Joined in Holy Matrimony
Tasha followers celebrate Tasha Tudor Day each year on August 28. This year we celebrated her 108th heavenly birthday. All manner of events were held, showing the many different ways Tasha inspires people. The Tasha Tudor Museum Japan held an event which included a presentation, as did the Central Pennsylvania Chapter. The Pacific Northwest Chapter … Continue reading Tasha Tudor Day 2023