Willoughby was born in London. Her work was exhibited at the
Redfern Gallery in 1930 and at
The British Art in India exhibition of 1935. and illustrated three volumes of
Faber and Faber's
Ariel Poems:
James Stephens'
The Outcast (1929),
D. H. Lawrence's
The Triumph of the Machine (1930), and
Henry Newbolt's
A Child is Born (1931) She designed posters for
London Transport, and for the
Southern Railway. She also designed patterned papers for the
Curwen Press. After marriage, Willoughby was known as
Althea Wolton. Her work is in collections including the Olga Hirsch Collection of Decorated Papers at the
British Library, and that of the
Victoria and Albert Museum. == References ==