Diana Redhouse Explained

Diana Devora Redhouse
Birth Date:26 April 1923
Birth Place:London, England
Alma Mater:Saint Martin's School of Art

Diana Devora Redhouse (26 April 1923 – 19 October 2007) was a British artist, best known as the designer in 1963 of the Amnesty candle, part of Amnesty International's first ever Christmas card, a candle wrapped in barbed wire, chosen because of "its simplicity and the effectiveness of its symbolism".[1] [2]

Background

Redhouse was born in London to Jewish parents of Polish/Russian origin, and educated at a local convent school which only had two or three Jewish girls. She left school at 16, and served in the army during the war, who afterwards helped her get a place at St Martins School of Art.

She founded the Hampstead branch of Amnesty International.[3]

She married the architect Alexander Redhouse, who died in 2004, and they had two daughters.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary: Diana Redhouse. Yvonne and Denis Baron. 7 December 2007. the Guardian. 4 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Artist found it better to light a candle – Obituaries – smh.com.au. 20 December 2007. www.smh.com.au. 4 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Amnesty logo designer dies – Design Week. 26 October 2007. designweek.co.uk. 4 February 2018.