Dora Margaret Batty (12 January 1891 – 10 July 1966) was a British designer, working in illustration, poster design, pottery and textiles.1939 England and Wales RegisterEngland & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
Biography Batty was born in Colchester, Essex,Dora Margaret Batty, art student, age 20, 1911 England Census1901 England CensusEngland & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 the youngest of three daughters of Rev. Thomas Batty and Elizabeth Cooke Hopwood Batty. Her father, a Congregational minister, was pastor for 40 years at Stockwell Congregational Chapel in Colchester. She attended the Chelmsford School of Science and Art, where she won some prizes.
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.Maker Profile of Dora Batty , The Central Saint Martins Museum and Study Collection, University of the Arts London website. From 1932, she taught in the School of Textiles at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. In 1950, she was appointed the Head of School, apost she held until she retired in 1958.
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. She also worked as a book illustrator. She lived in London for many years, but died in Essex in 1966.
Selected works London Underground Posters Kew Gardens, foxgloves, 1924 From country to the heart of town, 1925 For Picnics and Rambles from Town to Open Country 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 Trooping the Colour, 1936
Book illustration W. H. Davies, A Poet's Alphabet, 1925 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, (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
External links Poster designs by Batty in the London Transport Museum collection.