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Rosemary Ellis, 1910-1998

Main details

Main details for this item.
Reference number
1996/4893
Name
Dorothy Rosemary Ellis
AKA
Dorothy Rosemary Collinson,
Preferred name
Rosemary Ellis
Born
1910
Collection
Object type
  • Person
Completeness
36%
  • Biography

    AttributeValue
    Biography
    Rosemary married Clifford Ellis in 1931.

    They worked together on poster designs for Shell, The Empire Marketing Board and the General Post Office as well as London Transport. Between 1945 and 1982 they designed nearly one hundred book jackets for the New Naturalist Series published by Collins. (Riddell 1995)
    Employment
    Designed posters for London Transport, 1933-1939
    Role
    Artist,