Dora Batty Explained
Dora Margaret Batty (12 January 1891 – 10 July 1966) was a British designer, working in illustration, poster design, pottery and textiles.[1] [2] [3]
Biography
Batty was born in Colchester, Essex,[4] [5] [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.[8] [9] She attended the Chelmsford School of Science and Art,[10] where she won some prizes.[11]
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.[12] [13] [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.[3] [16]
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.[3] [12] She also worked as a book illustrator.[3] [14] [15] She lived in London for many years, but died in Essex in 1966.
Selected works
- London Underground Posters[15]
- Kew Gardens, foxgloves, 1924
- From country to the heart of town, 1925
- For Picnics and Rambles from Town to Open Country[17]
- 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[18]
- Trooping the Colour, 1936
- Book illustration
- W. H. Davies, A Poet's Alphabet, 1925[19]
- 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
External links
Notes and References
- 1939 England and Wales Register
- England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
- Book: Ruth Artmonsky. Artmonsky Books. 2012. Designing Women: Women Working in Advertising and Publicity from the 1920s to the 1960s. 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
- News: The Rev. D. L. Ward & Miss M. L. Batty. 13 August 2017. Essex Newsman. 13 August 1910.
- News: Funeral of Rev. T. Batty, of Colchester. 13 August 2017. Essex Evening Star and Daily Herald. 19 June 1909. Ipswich, Suffolk.
- The Borough of Colchester: Protestant nonconformity. A History of the County of Essex. 1994. 9. Victoria County History. en. British History Online.
- News: Story of the Week. 13 August 2017. Chelmsford Chronicle. 5 September 1913.
- News: Chelmsford School of Art - Prize Distribution. 13 August 2017. Chelmsford Chronicle. 2 August 1912.
- Web site: Artist - Dora M Batty . 13 October 2017. London Transport Museum.
- http://www.arts.ac.uk/csm/museum/alumniresult.php?alumniname=Batty;Dora;&alumniid=48071102 Maker Profile of Dora Batty
- Web site: Poster Girls exhibition showcases forgotten design heroines . 13 October 2017. 13 October 2017. BBC News.
- Book: David Bownes. london transport museum. 2018. Poster Girls . 978 1 871829 28 0.
- Web site: Overview, Dora M. Batty (1878-1966). 21 November 2017. The British Council.
- Web site: For Picnics and Rambles from Town to Open Country - YCBA Collections Search . 2024-03-07 . collections.britishart.yale.edu.
- Book: Teri J Edelstein . Yale Center for British Art / Yale University Press. 2010. Art for All. 9780300152975.
- News: Short Notices. 13 August 2017. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 11 November 1925.
