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Dora Margaret Batty (12 January 1891 – 10 July 1966) was a British designer, working in illustration, poster design, pottery and textiles.
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Biography
Batty was born in
Colchester ,
Essex ,
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[6] the youngest of three daughters of Rev. Thomas Batty
[7] and Elizabeth Cooke Hopwood Batty. Her father, a
Congregational minister, was pastor for 40 years at
Stockwell Congregational Chapel in Colchester.
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[9] She attended the
Chelmsford School of Science and Art ,
[10] where she won some prizes.
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Batty designed posters for the Underground Group and for
London Transport between 1921 and 1938, producing over 50 different designs in a variety of different styles.
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[14] From 1932, she taught in the School of Textiles at the
Central School of Arts and Crafts .
[15] In 1950, she was appointed the Head of School, apost she held until she retired in 1958.
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Batty also designed textiles for Helios and ceramics for the
Poole Pottery and for Carter & Co, as well as advertisements for Mac Fisheries and K Shoes.
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[12] She also worked as a book illustrator.
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[15] She lived in London for many years, but died in Essex in 1966.
Selected works
London Underground Posters
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Kew Gardens, foxgloves , 1924
From country to the heart of town , 1925
For Picnics and Rambles from Town to Open Country
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Crocuses are out , 1927
Come out and see it , 1927
Daffodils are blooming , 1927
See London's Gardens , 1927
The Underground brings all good things nearer , 1930
RAF Display at Colindale Station , 1932
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Trooping the Colour , 1936
Book illustration
W.H. Davies , A Poet's Alphabet , 1925
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W.H. Davies, The Song of Love , 1926
W.H. Davies, A Poet's Calendar , 1927
How to Buy and Sell Money The Curwen Press, 1929 (contributor)
Shell-Mex and BP Ltd, The Care of Your Tractor , n.d. ca 1930
The B.B.C. Year-Book , 1931, 1932 and 1933 (dustwrapper)
Geoffrey Holme, The Children's Art Book , 1939 (contributor)
William Cowper , John Gilpin , [1942] (Bantam Picture Book No. 17)
The Giant without a Heart. An old Norse fairy tale , 1944
Ceramics
Hans Van Lemmen, Art Deco Tiles , 2012
References
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1939 England and Wales Register
^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
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d Ruth Artmonsky (2012). Designing Women: Women Working in Advertising and Publicity from the 1920s to the 1960s . Artmonsky Books.
ISBN
978-0-9551994-9-3 .
^ Dora Margaret Batty, art student, age 20, 1911 England Census
^ 1901 England Census
^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
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"The Rev. D. L. Ward & Miss M. L. Batty" . Essex Newsman . 13 August 1910. Retrieved 13 August 2017 .
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"Funeral of Rev. T. Batty, of Colchester" . Essex Evening Star and Daily Herald . Ipswich, Suffolk. 19 June 1909. Retrieved 13 August 2017 .
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"The Borough of Colchester: Protestant nonconformity" . A History of the County of Essex . 9 . Victoria County History. 1994 – via British History Online.
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"Story of the Week" . Chelmsford Chronicle . 5 September 1913. Retrieved 13 August 2017 .
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"Chelmsford School of Art - Prize Distribution" . Chelmsford Chronicle . 2 August 1912. Retrieved 13 August 2017 .
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"Artist - Dora M Batty" . London Transport Museum . Retrieved 13 October 2017 .
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Maker Profile of Dora Batty
Archived February 22, 2014, at the
Wayback Machine , The Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection, University of the Arts London website.
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"Poster Girls exhibition showcases forgotten design heroines" . BBC News . 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017 .
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c David Bownes (2018). Poster Girls . london transport museum.
ISBN
978 1 871829 28 0 .
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"Overview, Dora M. Batty (1878-1966)" . The British Council . Retrieved 21 November 2017 .
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"For Picnics and Rambles from Town to Open Country - YCBA Collections Search" . collections.britishart.yale.edu . Retrieved 7 March 2024 .
^ Teri J Edelstein, ed. (2010). Art for All . Yale Center for British Art / Yale University Press.
ISBN
9780300152975 .
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"Short Notices" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 11 November 1925. Retrieved 13 August 2017 .
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