Pauline Baines obituary

My cousin Pauline Baines, who has died aged 103, was an independent and multitalented woman. Contrary to the path envisaged by her family she built a successful career, working for nearly 25 years as a book designer and art director at Thames & Hudson, her steady salary allowing her husband to pursue the more volatile path of an artist.Pauline was born in Hove, East Sussex, to an observant Jewish family – her parents were Moses Behr, a chemist and businessman, and his wife, Sonia (nee