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Dorothea Braby

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507: 71:(17 October 1909 – 1987) was a British artist. Although she had a long career as a freelance designer producing work for several well-known companies, Braby is best known for the book illustrations she created, particularly those for the 547: 552: 147: 572: 537: 133:, Braby created colour engravings that resembled mediaeval ivory tablets. Among the other books she illustrated were a 1950 edition of 532: 185:
In 1959, she gave up working as an artist for a full-time career as a social worker. A memorial exhibition was held at
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Braby's work was mostly as an illustrator of books, including several volumes produced by the
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British Printmakers 1855-1955 A Century of Printmaking from the Etching Revival to St Ives
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was published in 1953. Braby exhibited widely, both in Britain and overseas. The
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Illustrations by Braby in the Victoria & Albert Museum
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The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators
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During her design career, Braby also produced work for
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Garton & Co / Scolar Press. 308:, published by Lewis in 1946, and 14: 594: 491: 304:Braby also wrote and illustrated 196: 105:Central School of Arts and Crafts 258:Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 331: 322: 1: 533:20th-century British painters 315: 300:, Golden Cockerel Press, 1955 260:, Golden Cockerel Press, 1952 240:, Golden Cockerel Press, 1948 161:Arts Council of Great Britain 109:Heatherley School of Fine Art 78: 445:. Antique Collectors' Club. 398:. Antique Collectors' Club. 294:The Saga of Llywarch the Old 131:The Saga of Llywarch the Old 46:1987 (aged 77–78) 7: 163:all showed works by Braby. 10: 599: 338:1911 United Kingdom census 274:Lord Arthur Savile's Crime 148:Lord Arthur Savile's Crime 310:The Way of Wood Engraving 206:Mr Chambers and Perephone 153:The Way of Wood Engraving 114: 58: 50: 42: 30: 23: 419:Grant M. Waters (1975). 363:. Art Dictionaries Ltd. 284:The Semi-Attached Couple 234:Gilgamesh, King of Erech 157:Society of Women Artists 578:People from Wandsworth 568:English wood engravers 543:20th-century engravers 423:. Eastbourne Fine Art. 359:David Buckman (1998). 216:The Ninety-First Psalm 141:and a 1954 edition of 469:Robin Garton (1992). 312:, published in 1953. 290:, Folio Society, 1954 280:, Folio Society, 1954 264:The Fearless Treasure 210:Golden Cockerel Press 121:Golden Cockerel Press 73:Golden Cockerel Press 563:English illustrators 62:Design, illustration 558:Artists from London 441:Alan Horne (1994). 222:The Lottery Ticket 151:. 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Lucas 175:The Studio 135:John Keats 126:Mabinogion 85:Wandsworth 79:Early life 191:Hampstead 101:Southwold 394:(1990). 54:British 502:Art UK 477:  449:  402:  367:  254:, 1950 212:, 1937 178:, and 129:. For 115:Career 89:Putney 37:London 244:Poems 139:Poems 504:site 475:ISBN 447:ISBN 400:ISBN 365:ISBN 43:Died 31:Born 296:by 286:by 276:by 266:by 246:by 236:by 180:ICI 145:'s 99:in 519:: 461:^ 429:^ 379:^ 345:^ 250:, 189:, 182:. 172:, 137:' 75:. 483:. 455:. 408:. 373:.

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Golden Cockerel Press
Wandsworth
Putney
Maud Churton Braby
St Felix School
Southwold
Central School of Arts and Crafts
Heatherley School of Fine Art
Golden Cockerel Press
Mabinogion
John Keats
Oscar Wilde
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
Society of Women Artists
Arts Council of Great Britain
The Radio Times
The Studio
ICI
Burgh House
Hampstead
Golden Cockerel Press
F.L. Lucas
John Keats
Folio Society
Noel Streatfeild
Oscar Wilde
Emily Eden
Glyn Jones
1911 United Kingdom census

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