Gladys Emma Peto
Female, Deceased Person
1890 – 1977
Who was Gladys Emma Peto?
Gladys Emma Peto was an English artist, fashion designer, illustrator and writer of children's books.
Peto was well known throughout the United Kingdom in the 1920s and '30s. Her obituary, appearing in The Times in 1977, noted that in the '30s it was the "in thing" to wear a Peto dress. Peto's advertising illustrations for infant formula, Ovaltine and many other products were prominently featured in magazines and posters. She illustrated books for children and wrote some of the stories herself. Peto's work is invariably signed "Gladys Peto" or GEP and its distinctive style makes it instantly recognizable.
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