DESIGNING WOMEN: Women working in advertising and publicity in the 1920s to the 1960s.

This new, and beautifully designed, publication gives a picture of women working in advertising and publicity, either as executives or designers, from the 1920s through to the 1960s. It is an attempt to restore the reputation of some of the hundreds of women, barely referred to in histories of British advertising and graphic design, who not only held management positions in major agencies but produced some iconic images.

Examples are Margaret Havinden, virtually running Crawford's single-handedly during the war, who is largely remembered, if at all, as the wife of its Art Director Ashley Havinden; and Ruth Gill who devised Fortnum & Mason's F&M logo when, with most people, the only name that comes to mind when Fortnum's publicity is mentioned, is that of Edward Bawden, its commissioned designer.

Ruth Artmonsky has researched much of the content from the rich collections at HAT Archive which has provided the majority of images in the first half of the book.

Designing Women is available from:
Artmonsky Arts, Flat 1, Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8NA  
£12.00 (including p & p)

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