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Betty Swanwick Art

1915-1989

Ada Elizabeth Edith Swanwick, known as Betty Swanwick was born in London on May 22, 1915. Daughter of a marine artist, Swanwick studied under Edward Bawden at Goldsmiths College of Art. She returned as a tutor in 1948 and stayed until her retirement in 1969. A noted poster designer and book illustrator including her own novels, she made a series of posters for London Transport before the war as well as Shell-Mex and BP and the Central Office of Information.  She designed murals for the Festival of Britain and Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. In 1979, she became a Royal Academician. Swanwick died in 1989 at Tunbridge Wells, England.

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Artist: Betty Swanwick
London Underground - Zoo
By Betty Swanwick
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Swanwick, Betty. London Underground - Wild and Savage - Zoo . Color lithograph, On linen 39 1/2 x 25”. Excellent condition Betty Swanwick was a ...
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1950s Modern Betty Swanwick Art

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