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Frances Burke b. 1907

Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)

Burke founded screen-printing business, Burway Prints, Melbourne 1937. Established and managed "New Design" retail outlet, founder member Society of Designers for Industry. Her textile designs featured fauna and flora (often Australian), abstract appropriations of Aboriginal designs and organic forms drawn from nature.

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Frances Burke b. 1907

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

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Glenn R. Cooke collection

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Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

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