Althea Willoughby

British artist; book and magazine illustrator

Lewis Willoughby
Vera Willoughby

Althea Willoughby (1904–1982^[1]) was a British artist. She worked as a book and magazine illustrator, painted decorative tiles and made wood engravings.^[1]

Biography

Willoughby was born in London.^[2] Her mother, Vera Willoughby was also a professional illustrator^[1] and her father was the actor Lewis Willoughby.^[2]

Willoughby was educated at the Royal College of Art during the 1920s.^[2] Her work was exhibited at the Redfern Gallery in 1930 and at The British Art in India exhibition of 1935.^[1]

Willoughby designed the woodcut frontispiece for Alexander Somerton's The Glades of Glenbella (1929)^[3] and illustrated three volumes of Faber and Faber's Ariel Poems: James Stephens' The Outcast (1929), D. H. Lawrence's The Triumph of the Machine (1930), and Henry Newbolt's A Child is Born (1931) She designed posters for London Transport,^[1] including Chrysanthemums in London's Parks (1933),^[4]^[5] and for the Southern Railway.^[6] She also designed patterned papers for the Curwen Press.^[7]^[8]

After marriage, Willoughby was known as Althea Wolton.^[9]

Her work is in collections including the Olga Hirsch Collection of Decorated Papers at the British Library,^[10] and that of the Victoria and Albert Museum.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Althea Willoughby, 1904–1982". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c David Buckman (2006). Artists in Britain Since 1945 Vol 2, M to Z. Art Dictionaries Ltd. ISBN 0-953260-95-X.
^ "Althea Willoughby, English artist. Two Autograph Letters..." Richard Ford Manuscripts. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ "Chrysanthemums in London's parks, by Althea Willoughby, 1933". www.ltmuseumshop.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ David Bownes (2018). Poster Girls. london transport museum. ISBN 978-1-871829-28-0.
^ "Althea Willoughby Rambling "Go-as-you-please", Ad1969 , original poster printed for SR by Curwen". www.the-saleroom.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ "Room and Book". Beaux Books. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Willoughby, Althea". Victoria and Albert Museum. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ "Willoughby, Véra". Victoria and Albert Museum. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ Marks, Philippa. "Olga Hirsch Collection of Decorated Papers (Page 6)". British Library. Retrieved 18 December 2018.