Heather Child was the most distinguished calligrapher in Great Britain in her times on the transition to modern calligraphy. She was especially interested in Heraldic Design and ornamental maps. In 1928 she started studies at the Chelsea School of Arts and the Westminster College of Arts. Child then worked in London and later in Petersfield. During World War II she served in the Red Cross, founding a blood transfusion service. She produced notable books, writing Decorative Maps (1956) and Heraldic Design (1965), and illustrating the Collins Pocket Guide to Wild Flowers (1956). In 1963, 1976 and 1988 she published three editions of Calligraphy Today, which were trendy and highly important for this kind of arts. One of her great-aunts was Josephine Butler, ever memorable for her tireless campaign against the white slave trade. Child’s illustrated map Route of the Torch Relay XIVth Olympiad was shown in the catalog where it was described as a watercolor. It is doubtful whether this was the correct category, as the work is listed under “Crafts” in the text section.
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