One Summer's Day in 1912. And Elisabeth Tomalin.

            The Postcard

A postcard bearing no publisher's name that was posted on Monday the 4th. November 1912 to:

Miss Kaye,
163, Lynton Road,
Bermondsey,
London.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"Dear Lizzie,
To wish you many
happy returns of
the day.
Try and come down
one evening in the
week.
Love from
Lois."

Elisabeth Tomalin

So what else happened on the day that Lois posted the card?

Well. the 4th. November 1912 marked the birth of Elisabeth Tomalin.

Elisabeth "Suaja" Tomalin was a German-born British artist, textile designer and art therapist of Jewish descent.

Elisabeth Tomalin - The Early Years

The daughter of a factory owner, Elisabeth was born in Dresden and moved to Vienna while in her late teens. She studied at the Reimann School in Berlin. 

She met Carl Jung who convinced her of the important role of symbolism in art and the relevance of dreams. Tomalin left Nazi Germany for London during the mid-1930's where she worked briefly as a textile designer. 

The Career of Elisabeth Tomalin

Tomalin worked in the office of architect Ernö Goldfinger, and then worked with Abram Games in the Ministry of Information, creating public information posters. 

During the 1950's, she set up and ran the textile design studio at Marks & Spencer. Later, she was employed as the colour and design consultant for the Heal's department store.

At the age of 62, Elisabeth graduated in psychotherapy in New York City. During the 1970's, she worked at a psychiatric hospital in Bonn. 

Tomalin was an early practitioner of art therapy, and gave seminars in Germany, Austria and Switzerland until she was 94. 

After Elisabeth was no longer able to travel, she took up embroidery, producing images of various archetypal symbols such as the mandala and the tree of life. In 2009, an exhibition of this work was held in London.

The Personal Life and Death of Elisabeth Tomalin

In 1940, Elisabeth married Miles Tomalin, a musician and a veteran of the Spanish Civil War. The couple had a daughter Stefany. They later divorced, but continued to live close to each other.

Tomalin died at the age of 99 in London on the 8th. March 2012.

The English designer Thomas Heatherwick is her grandson.
   

Taken on: March 2, 2022

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