Althea McNish

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Spotlight On: Althea McNish
Althea McNish (British, born Trinidad, May 15, 1924 – April 6, 2020), was a textile designer who rose to prominence in London with her bright and tropical printed textiles inspired by the colors and landscape of her native Trinidad. ​She became one of the first Black British textile designers to garner international acclaim, enchanting her clients with textiles featuring vibrant palettes...
Primer plano sobre Althea McNish
Althea McNish (británica, nacida en Trinidad, el 15 de mayo de 1924, fallecida el 6 de abril del 2020) fue una diseñadora de textiles que se hizo famosa en Londres por sus telas estampadas vibrantes y tropicales inspiradas en los colores y paisajes de su Trinidad natal. Fue una de las primeras diseñadoras de textiles...
Image features: Printed length in a design of uneven vertical stripes with overlapping small oval leaf or bead shapes in strong reds, orange, blue, mauve and yellow. Please scroll down to read the blog post about this image.
Althea McNish: An Exceptional Talent
As part of the African-Caribbean diaspora of the mid-twentieth century, textile designer Althea McNish had a lasting impact on British design over the course of her career . Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, she studied painting and worked as a cartographer and illustrator for the British government there. [1] In 1951, she and her mother left the island to...