Monica Rawlins (1903-1990) was a British poster designer and artist. Rawlins studied at the

Central School of Arts and Crafts The Central School of Art and Design was a art school, school of fine arts, fine and applied arts in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1896 by the London County Council as the Central School ...

in London from 1925 to 1928. She created numerous poster designs for London transport, including for

London County Council Tramways The London County Council Tramways was an extensive network of public street tramways operated by the London County Council, council throughout the County of London, UK, from 1899 to 1933, when they were taken over by the London Passenger Trans ...

, in the 1920s. A portrait of her daughter, painted in 1946, was part of the exhibition ''Writing the Century: The View from the Windows''. She died in 1990. The

Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen ...

in London holds examples of her work.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rawlins, Monica 1903 births 1990 deaths 20th-century British artists 20th-century British women artists Alumni of the Central School of Art and Design People associated with transport in London Transport design in London