Diana Redhouse
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Diana Devora Redhouse (26 April 1923 – 19 October 2007) was a British artist, best known as the designer in 1963 of the Amnesty candle, part of Amnesty International's first ever Christmas card, a candle wrapped in barbed wire, chosen because of "its simplicity and the effectiveness of its symbolism".[1][2]
Diana Devora Redhouse | |
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| Born | 26 April 1923 London, England |
| Died | 19 October 2007 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | Saint Martin's School of Art |
Background
Redhouse was born in London to Jewish parents of Polish/Russian origin, and educated at a local convent school which only had two or three Jewish girls.[1] She left school at 16, and served in the army during the war, who afterwards helped her get a place at St Martins School of Art.[1]
She founded the Hampstead branch of Amnesty International.[3]
She married the architect Alexander Redhouse, who died in 2004, and they had two daughters.[1]
