Bessie Guthrie b. 1905

Also known as Bessie Mitchell, Bessie Jean Guthrie
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Bessie Jean (née Mitchell) Guthrie was a designer, publisher and feminist. She was the first woman to hold a solo design exhibition at the East Sydney Technical College. In 1939 she set up Viking Press, publishing anti-war material and poetry mainly by women.
Name
Bessie Guthrie
Also known as:
  • Bessie Mitchell
  • Bessie Jean Guthrie
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • teacher (ANZSIC code: 8220) -
  • lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) -
  • draughtswoman (ANZSIC code: 692) -
  • publisher (ANZSIC code: J) -
Birth date
1905
Birth place
Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales
Death date
1977
Active Period
  • c.1923 - c.1970
Residence
  • - Sydney, New South Wales
Training
  • c.1923 East Sydney Technical College, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists