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The fall of the House of Tudor

Painting the simple life made her a fortune. Now, a Vt. artist's children are at war over it

In this undated photo released by the family of Tasha Tudor, the illustrator is seen in Vermont. In this undated photo released by the family of Tasha Tudor, the illustrator is seen in Vermont.
By Stephanie Ebbert
Globe Staff / March 15, 2009

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BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - Her romantic watercolors and sketches of old-fashioned family farm life made Tasha Tudor a beloved children's illustrator. The clever marketing of her back-to-basics lifestyle - weaving and gardening while raising goats, chickens, and children on her New England farm - made Tudor a cult hero to craftswomen, an unconventional Martha Stewart. (Full article: 1584 words)

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