Diana Redhouse
Diana Redhouse (born April 26, 1923 in London , † October 19, 2007 ) was a British artist. Her most famous work is the logo of the organization Amnesty International .
Diana Redhouse grew up in a family with Russian - Polish roots. She attended a convent school until she was 16 years old. In 1943 she was drafted into the army to design exhibitions that presented the British troops positively. After the end of World War II , she received a place at the St Martins School of Art . She married Alexander Redhouse, an architect with whom she had two daughters.
In 1961 she read the newspaper article The Forgotten Prisoners by Peter Benenson , which led to the founding of Amnesty International. Redhouse joined a group in Hampstead . She remained a member of the organization until the end of her life.
The graphic of a candle behind barbed wire designed by Diana Redhouse is - in a slightly renewed version - the logo of Amnesty International to this day.
Web links
- Obituary in The Guardian, December 7, 2007, accessed December 28, 2015
literature
- Jonathan Power: Amnesty International. The Human Rights Story. Mcgraw-Hill 1981, ISBN 978-0-0705-0597-1 , p. 12. 14 ( excerpt from Google Books with an illustration of the original design).
- Cheryl Dangel Cullen: Graphic Design That Works. Rockport, Gloucester 2004, ISBN 978-1-5925-3279-7 , p. 44.
- Stephen Hopgood: Keepers of the Flame. Understanding Amnesty International. Cornell University Press, Ithaca 2006, ISBN 0-8014-7251-2 , p. 58.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Redhouse, Diana |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 2007 |