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The genius of Enid Marx who went from art school failure to London Tube icon
['Anthea Gerrie']
Jewish Chronicles
A page from Marx's notebook (Photo: Compton Verney Museum)[Missing Credit]But that failure never held her back, as she established her own studio in the 1920s.
Enid Marx moquette for London Underground[Missing Credit]She also created an elegantly subdued taupe and violet “Belsize” geometric design which decorated seats on the Metropolitan and District lines for years.
Noahs Ark poster design by Enid Marx[Missing Credit]In 1944 she became the first woman engraver to be appointed a Royal Designer for Industry.
Enid Marx[Missing Credit]It addresses her friendship with another Jewish artist, Barnett Freedman.
The Pattern of Life: Enid Marx and Modern British Design is at Compton Verney Museum until January 3, 2027