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16th June 2025
In March, we had Herry Perry on the Post which led to the discovery that she is the subject of a book by Julian Francis published last year. As the Creative Review said, it "shines a light on [her] illustrations and engravings, which, though largely forgotten, adorned hundreds of walls, signs, books and cards in the early to mid twentieth century". This is Herry Perry (1897-1962) in 1935/36 painting her Noah's Ark mural for RMS Queen Mary. She disliked her name, Anne Erica, and chose to be called Heather - Erica is Latin for heather - which was then shortened to rhyme catchily with her surname.
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