Alistair Morrison b. 1 January 1911

  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Morrison was a typographer, graphic designer, industrial designer and author. He had a celebrated design career in London from 1936-1939, returning to Australia before the 1939-45 War. Working for the Reserve Bank of Australia, he also worked for P & O, Rhine Castle Wines and the National Trust of Australia. As a member, he also designed many catalogues for Sydney's Contemporary Art Society.

Citations

  • anon. (1 January 1998), '“Alistair Morrison”’. obituary. The • Age 8 April 1998, p. 14

  • Max Robinson (1 January 1998), 'Alistair Morrison 1911- 1998’.

    http://members.agda.com.au/salute/view/profile/alistair-morrison-1911--1998

  • anon. (1 January 1998), 'members.agda.com.alistair morrison 1911—1998’.

  • anon. (1 January 1998), 'Alistair Morrison’. obituary. The • Australian 7 April 1998, p. 15

  • anon. (1 January 1998), 'Alistair Morrison’. obituary.• Sydney Morning Herald 6 April 1998, p. 41

  • Powerhouse Museum, ’90/504 Stationery, Parker Furniture, paper, Alistair Morrison, Sydney, Australia, 1963’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/107338

  • illustrated in The Arts in Australia Series, “Commercial Art” written by R. Haughton James, Longmans, Green and Co., 1963.

  • “Alistair Morrison.” Art and Design 1. Ure Smith, 1948, p. 40-41. Illus. of graphic work.

  • Biographical Summary, Powerhouse Museum

    https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/227617141?q&versionId=249776691