Apr 26, 1923LondonDied on 19 Oct 2007 (aged 84)Taurus
About Diana Redhouse
Diana Devora Redhouse (26 April 1923 – 19 October 2007) was a British artist, best known as the designer in 1963 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".She 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.
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.She founded the Hampstead branch of Amnesty International.She married the architect Alexander Redhouse (died 2004), later a partner of Sir Denys Lasdun, and they had two daughters, Naomi and Rebecca.