Alice May Cook

Alice May Cook née Barnett (1876–1960) was a British artist, notable as a miniature painter and book illustrator.

Cook was born in the Paddington area of London to Alice and John Francis Barnett, a pianist and member of the Royal Academy of Music.

[2][3] Cook painted miniature portraits, often in watercolours, and created illustrations for children's books.

She created over seventy-five illustrations, including fifteen colour plates for the 1915 book "Peggy's Travels".

Cook spent most of her life in London but also lived in Edinburgh and at Spixworth in Norfolk for periods and died at Colchester in Essex during 1960.