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There is a growing
self-consciousnessabout the fact that all
scholarship is implicitly
a negotiation with,
an interpretation of,
and a contribution
to the archive.
Marln Mano2004
RMITDesIgnARCHIVes
SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
UPDATE 0109
Enquirisrmitdesignarchives@rmit.edu.au
www.rmit.edu.au/ad/designarchives
DisclaimerTh RMIT Dsgn Ahv has unakn vy navu na h pygh hl hs maal. In h vn yu a h pygh hl maal nan whn hs nRMIT s skng ha m yu n h us hs wk. Plas na RMIT mmaly sussnpmssn las an nsn. Cna: copyright@rmit.edu.au
Design
DESIGNARCHIVES
PUBLICATIONS
clart & Rort Maltus studio-
waving Australia
Th la Clln nlus
ma lppngs, an nman
ls mpl by h RDA.
Publan:
20.5 x 29.5 m, 24 pags
Th Rb Malus Cllnnlus ma lppngs an
sls na by Aanus
Janssns, an nman ls
mpl by h RDA. Publan:
20.5 x 29.5 m, 24 pags
Glowav
Th Glwav Clln nlus
ma lppngs, phgaphs, lm
an pmnal maal na
by Saul Sam AM, an nman
ls mpl by h RDA.
Publan: 33 x 24m, 104 pags.
Moylans Woollns Copany
Th Mylan Wllns Clln
nlus swahbks, ma
lppngs, phgaphs an
pmnal maal na
by F Mylan AM, an nma-
n ls mpl by h RDA.
Publan:
20.5 x 29.5 m, 20 pags.
Prstig Farics Dsign Studio
Th Psg Clln nlus
ma lppngs, awngs, ph-
gaphs an spnn na
by Gha Hbs, an nmanls mpl by h RDA.
Publan:
20.5 x 29.5 m, 16 pags.
Pru Acton
Th Pu An Clln
nlus ma lppngs, aw-
ngs, phgaphs, spn-
n, ls, busnss s, an
pmnal maal na by
Pu An OBE, an nman
ls mpl by h RDA.
Publan:Exhbn aalgu Prue Acton:
Racing Ahead. Melbourne Cup
Outts 1979-1991), 21 x 21m,
12 pags.
Hore o Meborne ahon and exe bnee comped rom
reearch nderaken by he RDA are avaabe. Publans nlu eclart
(19391962), Gloweave (s 1954),Moylan Woollens Company (19501980),
Prestige Fabrics Design Studio (19451978),Prue Acton (19631991) xhbn
aalgu anRobert Maltus (19591968). Thy a avalabl as a s
a nmnal l plus a hag v h s psag an hanlng.
F als mal: rmitdesignarchives@rmit.edu.au
letterbox.net.au
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Sn unng lu n Inusal Dsgn
a RMIT Unvsy I hav mmn asah pj whh ams umn h
wk nusal sgns n Va. Sn
Nvmb 2008 sah has nlu nvws,
ay vss, alumn s, xamnng ahvs
an publans a h Sa Lbay Va
an llan pu mags, msly m
nln aun ss lk Bay. An mpan
lln pus sgn an ma n
Mlbun s als bng assmbl.
In July as pa Sa Dsgn Fsval a h
Ryal Exhbn Bulng h s a ss
xhbns hs wk wll b sag. STILL09
shwass pus sgn by Van
nusal sgns ha a sll n pun,
sm hm 50 yas a h s appa-
an. Wha s abu hs pus ha sshm sll n pun ay? A vsual mln
wll umn h wk n pgss wh
appxmaly 100 pus n m
v 80 sgns.
still Pus sgn by Vannusal sgns sll n pun.Ian Wong
ABOUT THEARCHIVES
Maln Man, Theories o the Archive rom Across the Disciplines, Pal:Lbas an h Aamy vl. 4, n.1, 2004, pp.9-25; qung Ivng Vly,The Archive and the Human Sciences: Notes towards a Theory o the Archive, Hsy h Human Sns vl. 11 n. 4, Nvmb 1998 an Jaqus Da,
Archive Fever: A Freudian Impression , ans E Pnwz, Unvsy ChagPss, Chag an Lnn, 1995.
As h RMIT Dsgn Ahvs layswn h nasuu, sysms,psss an llns ha wllnabl uu gwh an puvsah, w als aknwlg ha nhs aly phas vlpmn h
s h ppuny f n hnau h ahv sl.
As Maln Man has nly bsv, h las a s hassn a skng gwh ns n h np h ahv us h lbay an ahval mmuns as hsans, lay s,phlsphs, slgss, anhplgss, ggaphs, plalsnss, an hs all nga s manng an s plal ansal mnsns.
Sh qus Ivng Vly wh n ha all u appals ulmauh, aquay an plausbly n sah s n ahvalpsuppsns. Th mplans h ahv n h plalpss a als pun as Da has agu, h bng nplal pw whu nl h ahv, n mmy.Ev mazan an always b masu by hs ssnaln: h papan n an ass h ahv, s nsunan s npan.
W nly hav hnk abu h ahvng unn u swa, pn u xpnnally xpanng galls sa an sunwk unsan h amans h ahv n u pa asaams, sgns an hss. Th s, n, a ga al a sakn h nmpay ahv, an h RDA ss ha n s ls nh Shl an w mmuny s ala sussn an baabu h ahv n all s mans.
Proessor Harriet Edquist, director
RESEARCH
Th xhbn wll au many RMIT Inusal
Dsgn alumn, splayng xampls hwk ha has nu. Alumn nlu: Lnl
Su (Lu 1975-1980, 1987-1989), Ewa
Kays 1958, Rha Calsn 1959, Rb
Paak 1972, Ga Muss 1978, Phllp
Slay 1979, an Alphns van Mahn 1984.
Th s np sgns h baby apsul
by h way w by Rb Paak an Phllp
Slay n 1982 bas n a wkng n-pnpl
np an pyp pv by h ln.
Rb ha sa Rb Paak & Assas
n 1977 a lavng a sn psn a Phlps
CID n Clayn. Th baby apsul was vlp
by PA Dsgn (Rb Paak Dsgn) an Sa n
Sun, an wn h Pn Phlp Dsgn Awa
n 1985.
In Victoria it is possil to know who playd ack pockt or Collingwood in Round 3 in 1949.It is a littl hardr to fnd out who dsignd th Sa n Sound ay capsul, a local innovativ
product that has sn illions o ais saly ho ro hospital.
Covr
Simone LeAmonLepidoptera,chair, 2009 (detail)
Photo: Sean Kelly
Aov
Gerrard Mussett, Phillip Slattery and Alphons van Maanen,Oates All Australian mop bucket, 1985
Richard Carlson, Decor BYO wine cooler, 1975
Edward Kayser, Nylex Six Pack Esky, 1984
Robert Pataki and Phillip Sl attery (concept sketches byPhillip Slattery), Britax Safe n Sound Baby Capsule, 1985
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Th Mhal OCnnll Pj
Harriet Edquist
In 2008 th RMIT Dsign Archivs acquird y donation ro Christophr Wood (UpDat08)
a txtil aturing th work o Anglo-Australian txtil dsignr and artist, Michal OConnll.
Inal sah was unakn pv a nx h xl sgn. In h nvnng
mnhs h pj has xpan as maal has m lgh n publ an pva llns n
Ausala an Englan an h xn an sgnan OCnnlls a hav bm la.
Th sah a has llw sval avnus nlung sah ps publ llns
ha hl hs wk h Nanal Gally Ausala, h Nanal Gally Va, h
Va an Alb Musum an h Musum Englsh Rual L Rang, UK. Pva llns
n Mlbun an Lnn hav als val xampls wk, an w a una n havng
h supp OCnnlls sn, Samus, n u sah. An qually valuabl su has bn
h mms an knwlg hs wh knw wk wh OCnnll; hs al hsy has
pv a usul unwgh h publsh auns hs l an wk an s paulaly
lvan n nsung h Englsh a.
In an shlas an uas n Ausala an Englan wh hav wk n OCnnll
maal h hsy wnh-nuy xl sgn hav bn gnus wh h nsghs
an nman, suggsng nas an las. OCnnll amly ahvs hav val xampls
OCnnlls wk as a walu as n Mlbun n h 1920s, a umnan hs
hus n Baumas, hs xnsv l ns amng mmbs h As an Cas Sy
Va, an mags aly pun lng gn. Fm hs sus w hav bn abl
ny h ull pa sgns psn n n agmns hl n h RDA. Famlyahvs hav als val h xn OCnnlls wk as a sgn mn gan
unu n h la 1920s. Ths supsngly sussul an mpan asp hs a an
nw b wll umn hugh xan xampls, phgaph s an als. Fuh-
m, OCnnll nnu pu hs yp wk a Th Chas, hs hus a Py Gn,
Hsh, UK, pva us an sal.
Th RMIT Dsgn Ahvs s mplng a aalgu publsh sus whh, paulaly
hs vng OCnnlls Ausalan yas, na hw wll-knwn an nfunal h was
as a mns sgn. Hs mpa as a ah n hs nsun n h aly 1930s s als slwly
bng val. Impanly, h pj s bgnnng lua h vx an as y unslv
qusn abu Ella OCnnlls nbun h pun Mhal OCnnlls wks.
Well you ask me bout the clothes I wearDress and Identity in Australian pop and rock1970 2010
Sue Ryan
Focusd on Australian pop and rock usic ro 1970 this thsis xplors how usicians us drss to crat and dvlop
a pulic iag, and uncovrs th Australian dsignrs who assistd th.
Th hsy Ausalan mus nlus many n gamns ha bam synnymus wh a musan, a ban,
an a. Ausalan ppula musans hav mnsa h ably ss pj a paula au, play
wh gn, myhlgs nanals snmns. Thy hav awn n h alns lal sgns an sm hav
hmslvs bn sgns, an als bn pn nfun by vsas ss an mus ns. Whl many musans
ap a sp syl ha bam a vual amak, sm Ausalan musans wh lng as mnsa
an vlun syl smla h mamphss nnanal ass suh as Dav Bw an Manna.
Rsah hs hss has awn n a vay sus nlung mus an ashn publans, au an v,
sums, an nvws wh musans, sgns, an ky ma ppl. Clln sus hav nlu h
Pmng As Clln (Mlbun) an Pwhus Musum (Syny). As wll, h RMIT Dsgn Ahvs
has Ausalan ssus Vogue, Harpers Bazaar,MODE,Elle, an lss wly publsh magazns suh asAustralian
Style an Stiletto, bh h sus mags an nvws wh musans. Phgaphs musans ss
by sgns hav bn la n h Pu An Clln an h Fashn Dsgn Cunl (FDC) Clln.
Ths nlu a vy aly xampl (1960s) h syngy bwn ashn an mus a phgaph a ml
wang a Pu An sgn, ps wh w mmbs Ausalan ban The Flies.
Th phgaphy s m h Mlbun su Hlmu Nwn an Hny Talb. Nwn wn n am as
a ashn / lby phgaph whs la mus pas wul nlu Mhal Huhn INXS. Th FDC
Clln als nlus s magazns whh au musans an h sgns h gamns hy a
wang, whh s nvaluabl as h sgns w n n n mansam magazns. Dsgns au
nlu Man Gan, wn by Ka Cban, an Ian MMaugh, wn by Man Plaza Mental As Anything.
Gan wn n sablsh an al n Pas an nnanal gnn, an MMaughs sgns w als
avu by Kyl Mngu.
Aov: Australian band Daddy Cool, Sunbury 1974. Photo: Rennie Ellis. Courtesy Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive
RESEARCH
In 2011 Harriet Edquist and curator Tansy Curtin will curate a retrospective exhibition of OConnells work at theBendigo Art Gallery.
Clockwis ro lt:
Michael OConnellin workshop atBarbizon Beaumaris,c1931. Photo: CourtesySeamus OConnell.
Michael OConnellwall hanging, fragment,c1931. RDA Collection.Photo: RDA.(c) Michael OConnell.All rights reserved,Viscopy/ DACS 2009
Michael and SeamusOConnell withMelbourne sculptorOla Cohn at TheChase, Perry Green,c1950. Photo: CourtesySeamus OConnell
Sunday at The Hoops,Perry Green, MuchHadham, Hertfordshire,c1950s. Let to right:Ella OConnell,Bay Daintree,Henry Moore,Irina Moore,Major Daintree,Cynthia Thompsonwith son, JohnThompson, MichaelOConnell.Photo: CourtesySeamus OConnell
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RECENTACQUISITIONS
DESIGNARCHIVE
Simone LeAmon at Awardpresentation. Photo: Sean Kelly
Aov: Simone LeAmon, Lepidoptera, drawings, 2008. Photos: Simone LeAmonOpposit (top): Simone LeAmon, Lepidoptera, chair, 2009. Photo: Sean KellyOpposit: Award winning Lepidoptera chair under construction at theworkshop of upholsterer Frederic Bizouard. Photos: Simone LeAmon andChris Buerckner
Simone LeAmon (b.1971)
Sion LAon is a dsignr and contporary artist, and winnr o th National Gallry o Victorias2009 Cicly & Colin Rigg Contporary Dsign Award, this yar or sat urnitur. Th RMIT DsignArchivs wlcos LAons initial donation o digital iag fls which will supplntd withphysical artacts ro hr prsonal archiv which dats to hr orativ training at Victorian Collg
o th Arts (VCA).
LAmn su sulpu a h VCA whh was llw by m a Wkshp 3000 wkng
Ausalan sgn lumnay Susan Chn. In h yas llw LAmn was a unng pan n
n+1 equals n-splnay sgn su n Mlbun. In 2004 sh v a Mas Dsgn n
Inusal Dsgn m RMIT Unvsys Shl Ahu + Dsgn, hugh whs Gaua
Rsah Cnns sh nsum nvsans abu sgn lk yu nsum . LAmns sgn an ah, Mhal Tugn; jwll an ablwa sgn, Susan Chn; an
nusal sgn, Kjll Gan, as pans whs sgn wk an appah hav bn
nfunal.
LAmn has vlp pu sgns an nps lghng, unu, n asss,
gaphs, myl appal, ashn an jwlly. Th ang ma pas by LAmn
nlus awng, panng, sulpu, pman an gal ma. H lng asnan wh
h mahsm m ulu, h ansn s an passn pus ha ll a sy
hugh pss an maal, hav bn nal LAmns pa.
LAmn nns ha h sgn ps, nlung h awa wnnng ha, Lppa, ngn
nvl xpns whn h us. In h as Lppa, whh mbs ns a
bufys wng an h aumv n, as wll as ssus lma hang, hnlgy,
suu an ashs, LAmn was ns wah a wman vs h Cly Rgg
xhbn hug hsl an say ha sh ul magn gabbng Lppas ams an pullng hm
aun an nasng hsl. Ths ps nmpass h lmns a phlsphy ha LAmn
spuss; ha n mgh ngag wh h sgns n a way ha mvs byn a ypal spns.
LAmns a an sgn wk hav au n publans an xhbns n Ausala an
nnanally sn 1995. Exhbns nlu: Cicely and Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award,
Nanal Gally Va 2009; Australia Indesign , Dsgn T Tky 2008;Freestyle: New Australian
design or living, Mlan Tnnal 2008;Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Awar , Obj: Ausalan
Cn Ca an Dsgn 2008;Design in the Fast Lane FORMULA 1 INGAusalan Gan Px
2007;Anytime Soon.Australia, 1000 Evn Mlan, Saln Mbl 2006, Quiet Collision, Assan
Vaan Mlan 2005 anMotoShowroom Gu Cnmpay A Spas, Mlbun 2003.
LAmn s an av ava sgn n h mmuny. Sh s h unng O.S
INITIATIVE, a mpany ha lvs sgn an av sags lns n manuaung,
sgn, publshng an vns. Sh s h naugual av Planx, Ausalas lang
manuau sag an asss, an s h Ausalasan ambassa Olu, a maj
Ialan lghng sgn an manuau. LAmn was n n h 2007 publan & Fork
by Phan Pss, UK, as n h wls ms xng up-an-mng sgns.
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RECENTACQUISITIONS
FASHION ANDTEXTILESARCHIVE
Two rcnt acquisitions ocus attntion on th thriving li o th Top End o Collins Strt, wll-knownin th nintnth and twntith cnturis as th capital o Mlourn rtail and ashion.
Collins StrtCollction
Th RMIT Dsgn Ahvs has mbak n a lng-m pj,
Mapping Melbourne Design, hugh whh wll bul sah anllns aun sp ss an pns ha a gns
as sgn hubs. Th llns a mps ahvs na by
nvuals an gansans, as wll as ls abu h l an wks
sgns an sgn pas mpl by h Ahvs.
Lare Carew archve docmen h hry-year
career a a va merchander a George whe
he archve o Dane Maer end a acnang
ngh no her year a a ahon manneqn n
he 1950 and 1960 modeng a deparmen ore
and boqe ke George and Le Lovre and n he
prego Araan Gown o he Year compeon.
Th archve, whch ncde phoograph by
Aho Shmh, Hem Newon and Brno Benn,
provde a rare perona vewpon rom whch o
examne he more amar pbc hory o ahon
n he po-war year o Meborne and Araa.
The RDA hod he archve o corer Ha Ldow
(Update08) o whch Dane Maer ha receny
added maera.
5 Lvr Arch fls o printd atrial, photographs,slids, phra and dia clippings rlating to
Myr and Gorgs
Ths g mpss umnan Lau Caws
a as a vsual mhans My m 1950
1954 an Ggs m 1954 unl 1983. Caw
was bn n Dnlqun n 1926 n h amly
ppy, Slbun. Hs aly a a Alx Mll
n Dnlqun was nup by h wa an hn,
n 1948, by h lu Syny an h hallng
pung hs alns h s n h lag psgus
y pamn s, Dav Jns. By 1950 Caw
la Mlbun wh h am un h
nfun h lgnay Fk Asmussn a
My wh whm h wk u yas b
mvng Ggs a 162 Cllns S. Th ahvs h n phgaphs, nlung many Caws
wnw splays My an Ggs, ashn
paas, an a nsallan shs xhbns
hl a Ggs Gally whh was a sgnan
play n h pmn mn a an sgn.
In an h s a lln Ggs phma
nlung ps h Georges Gazette, nvans,
wappng pap, bxs an ay bags. Caws
mmBehind Glasswas publsh by h Shl
Ahu & Dsgn, RMIT, n 2003.
6 Lvr Arch fls o dia clippings and photographs
Ths g mpss maal umnng h a
Dan Mass as a ashn ml n h 1950s
an 1960s an ashn llusa, xhbn ua,
junals an ashn ava m h1960s
h psn. Mass bgan mllng Ggs
n 1949 havng un m h yas n Englan
wkng n h lm nusy an as a ashn as
an junals. Th g s sng n umnan
h mllng wk Ggs, L Luv, an
h ashn huss an uus nlung S
Nman Hanll an Hall Lulw. Lss wll knwn,
bu umn n hs albums, s Mass ls,
whn lvng n Nwasl m h m-1960s h
m-1970s, as Psn h Gln Lgh Cmm
h Ryal Nw Suh Wals Insun Daan Bln Chln, as a ashn lumns h
Ag n h 1970s an as Psn h Fns
h Van Cllg h As n h 1980s an
90s. Ths nan, whh umns Mass wn
l an a, gh wh h ahvs Hall
Lulw an ah Fk Rmbg, g n
2008, an, Mass smnal wk n ansng h
lgay, n 1994, xl sgn Fans Buk, s
smny h ns psnal mmmn
aul an hugh umnan Mlbuns
sgn hsy.
Lauri Carw ArchivGit o Laurie Carew
Dian Mastrs ArchivGit o Diane Masters
Aov:Laurie Carew, Georges window,resort fashion c1970s.Photo: Irvine Green Pty Ltd
Opposit (lt, uppr): Laurie Carew (Fred Asmussen, Display Manager),Myer window - gowns and lamps, Spring 1950. Photo: Ritter-JeppesenStudios. (lt, lowr) Laurie Carew, Georges window, Spring fashion 1969.Photo: Edwin G Adamson Pty Ltd - Irvine GreenOpposit (right, uppr): Diane Masters modelling Hall Ludlow Flame Petalgown at Ludlows Collins Street salon, 1958. Photo: Athol Shmith. Reproducedwith permission (right, inst): Diane Masters modelling wool sac dress atsalon parade. Photo: camera centre, Collins Street
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ABC TV
Bg Dnvan, a pu
Australian Story , ABC TV, vs
h RMIT Dsgn Ahvs
sah Ausalan ashn
sgn, Jnny Banns, h
ss. Th RDA hls h ahvs
h Fashn Dsgn Cunl
(FDC) whh Banns was
a mmb n h 1980s.
Dnvan was paulaly n-
s n vwng h vs
Fashn Dsgn Cunl paas,
whh nlu baksag ag
h sgns as wll as shwng
h wk n h awalk.
CORRECTIONS
W aplgs phgaph, Dav Pgn, an H Musum Mn A, mng h llwng ln m h al abu h Savag Luxuy
xhbn au n h sn, In Th Cmmuny n Update08.
Savage Luxury: Modernist Design in Melbourne 1930 1939
H Musum Mn A 14 July 4 Nvmb 2007 (Insallan vw)
Phgaph: Dav Pgn 2007 H Musum Mn A an Dav Pgn
W aplgs Gy Wall, an phgaph, Bll Wgh, h n
bha an ln publsh n h al abu h Wall Clln
au n h sn, Rn Aqusns Ahu Ah v n Update08.
C als a:
Georey Woodall (b1931)
Abv: Gy Wall, Wlnh Hmsa, Tasmana, nng m, 1969.
Ph: Bll Wgh
A RARE GIfT Of GLAMOuR
Aredo Bore cra g
Th g gnal awngs by
Mxan-bn ashn llusa
Al Bu whh a nw
hus a h RMIT Dsgn
Ahvs (Update08) has bn
hghlgh n h RMIT publan
Supporting the Vision: Philanthropic
Gits 2008. Th na lln
s h ms sgnan anmphnsv suvy Bus
wk n h wl, wh nly a
w awngs hl a Synys
Pwhus Musum an n
pva llns. Th wks
ha man wh h n n
Ausala sval as, nly
asnally bng ass
xhbn pupss. F ps
h publan na RMIT
Unvsy Alumn an Dvlpmn:
giving@rmit.edu.au
HERITAGE VICTORIA
Hag Va nvw
RMIT Dsgn Ahvs D,
Ha Equs, abu sgns
h 1950s an 1960s, s
wbs What House is That.
Th nvw s ampan
by sx mags Fans Buk
sgns pu wh pms-
sn m h RDA:Angel Fish
(1951), Waramu (1945),Menu
( 1950-1960), The Hunt (1942),
Wlly (1945), an Shields (1965).
Tgh wh nans by Buk; h llng
pan, Fab Chambln, an h ns, h
RDA s n p bus umnan
Buks pa. Ths nlus xl sgns,
wn wks, spnn, as an
awas, psnal paps an amly phgaphs.
Fans Buk su a a Mlbun Thnal
Cllg (nw RMIT Unvsy) an h Nanal
Gally Shl. In 1937 Buk an Ms Hllway
sablsh Buway Pns, Ausalas s gs
sn pny an n 1942 h busnss bam
Fans Buk Fabs. In 1948 Buk pn a
al ul G Dsgn (la Nw Dsgn) n
Hawa Lan, Mlbun.
Buks sngly-pan mns ab sgns
w mmssn by many lal an nsa
ahs an sgns ms an nsunal
ns, nlung unvss, lbas an
has. Buk was an av pm mn
Ausalan sgn. In 1947 sh was a unng
mmb h Sy Dsgns Inusy
gh wh Gan Fahsn, Fk Wa,R Haughn Jams an Slwyn Cy an n 1958
a unng mmb h Inusal Dsgn Insu
Ausala (nw h Dsgn Insu Ausala).
Sh was a mmb h Cunl h Musum
Mn A an Dsgn m 19581966. In 1970
Buk was awa an MBE svs sgn an
n 1987 bam h pn RMIT Unvsys
s awa an hnay g D As.
San m Buk n h la 1970s an, nn
ha Buks saus as a sgn vsnay may
vnually b ls hsy, gan pmssn
m h sgn phgaph h lln.
Buk als gav San a sln wks. Ths,
nlung wll-knwn sgns m h 1940s an
50s suh asBirdfight (1937),Bal (1945) an Canna
Lea(1951) m pa h n aqusn.
RECENTACQUISITIONS
FASHION ANDTEXTILESARCHIVE
Francs Burk mbe (19071994)
The RMIT Degn Archve ha acqred x exe work by france Brke rom va ar and craor,
Anna Sande, and dcon are nderway or he donaon o a nmber o oher work by Brke whch
have been on ong erm oan.
ARCHIVESIN THE
COMMUNITY
Aov (top to otto):Frances Burke, Bal, fabric length, 1945Frances Burke, Canna Lea, fabric length, 1951Frances Burke, starsh moti, fabric length, c1947Frances Burke, Tiger Stripe, fabric length, c1939Frances Burke, Yacht, fabric length, c1939Frances Burke, Birdfight, fabric length, c1937Photos RDA
Lt: This donation comprises two sets of curtains.A gift of the Estate of Lorraine Emden-Snook (2009)
Aov: Alfredo Bouret, Mexican drawings, mid 1950s.Photo: RMIT University - Alumni & Development.
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