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Betty Joel
Betty Joel (née Mary Stewart Lockhart; 7 June 1894, Hong Kong – 21 January 1985, Hampshire) was a British furniture, textile and interior designer, active in England from 1921 until 1937. Her work was featured in The Studio (magazine), ''The Studio'', the illustrated fine arts and decorative arts magazine, from 1927 to 1937. Examples of her work can be seen in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Geffrye Museum, London. Early life The daughter of James Stewart Lockhart, KCMG, LLD (1858–1937) and Edith Louise Rider (née Hancock) (1870–1950), Joel who was called by the name Betty from a young age, was born in British Hong Kong, Hong Kong, where her father was an administrator. She met her future husband, David Joel (1891–1973), a naval officer in British Ceylon, Ceylon, returning to England together after the end of the First World War. Career Without any formal training, she started her own business Betty Joel Ltd. with her husband David Joel, with a furni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Joel – 21 January 1985
Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the name, names Bethany (given name), Bethany and Elizabeth (given name), Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name Beatriz, the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Beatrix and the English name Beatrice (given name), Beatrice. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was more often a diminutive of Bethia. Notable people Athletes * Betty Cuthbert (1938–2017), Australian sprinter and Olympic champion * Betty Jameson (1919–2009), American Hall-of-Fame golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA * Betty McKilligan (born 1949), Canadian pairs figure skater * Betty Nuthall (1911–1983), English tennis player * Betty Pariso, American bodybuilder * Betty Stöve (born 1945), Dutch tennis player * Betty Ann Grubb Stuart (born 1950), American tennis player * Betty Uber (1906–1983), English badminton and tennis player Journalists and media personalities * Betty Elizalde (1940–2018), Argentine jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |