Dora Batty

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
  • 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[17]
  • Trooping the Colour, 1936
Book illustration
  • W.H. Davies, A Poet's Alphabet, 1925[18]
  • 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
  1. 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
  3. 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.
  4. Dora Margaret Batty, art student, age 20, 1911 England Census
  5. 1901 England Census
  6. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  7. "The Rev. D. L. Ward & Miss M. L. Batty". Essex Newsman. 13 August 1910. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  8. "Funeral of Rev. T. Batty, of Colchester". Essex Evening Star and Daily Herald. Ipswich, Suffolk. 19 June 1909. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  9. "The Borough of Colchester: Protestant nonconformity". A History of the County of Essex. Victoria County History. 9. 1994 – via British History Online.
  10. "Story of the Week". Chelmsford Chronicle. 5 September 1913. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  11. "Chelmsford School of Art - Prize Distribution". Chelmsford Chronicle. 2 August 1912. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  12. "Artist - Dora M Batty". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  13. 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.
  14. "Poster Girls exhibition showcases forgotten design heroines". BBC News. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  15. David Bownes (2018). Poster Girls. london transport museum. ISBN 978 1 871829 28 0.
  16. "Overview, Dora M. Batty (1878-1966)". The British Council. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  17. Teri J Edelstein, ed. (2010). Art for All. Yale Center for British Art / Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300152975.
  18. "Short Notices". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 11 November 1925. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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