This organisation of designers awaits further research. From the State Library of Victoria collection:

“File contains catalogues for :- 1st annual exhibition [1946?]; Third annual exhibition, 1948; 4th annual exhibition [1949]; 5th annual exhibition [1950?]. There are no illustrations in the catalogues.

Some artists exhibiting in the third annual exhibition were:- A.S. Boothroyd, R. Chaddock, Cyril Dubois, Ray Gaskell, Ivor Horman, C. Linaker, Richard Shorter, R. Clayton Skate, Ray Wenban, Frank Whitmore, Nell Wilson, Charles Whitman, Keith Dalgleish, Dorothea Johnston, Thora Johnston, Frank McNamara, John Santry, Trevor F. Wilson, Donald Angus, Renee I. Byrne, Frank Andrew, Frank Beck, Gordon Frankland, E. Henthorn, E.H. Marcuse, Jean Roberts, Hugh Seelenmeyer, Jack Waugh, J. Wright, Douglas Annand, O.J. Dale, R. Haughton James, Donald Angus, Maurice Cork, Cedric Emanuel, Strom Gould, Newton Hedstrom, Dawn Lain, Gordon McLean, Campbell Pettigrew, E. Schonbach, Vernon Davidson, Erwin Fabian, O. Foulkes, A.C. Morley, Loudon Sainthill, Lorraine Baker, Cyril Dubois, A. Holland, Jean Isherwood, Nan Knowles, Ruth Shackel, Douglas Eccles, S.J. Gilchrist, Frank O’Donnell, E.J. Page, George Rogers, Charles Bassett, Oliver Gardner, Donald Harrison, Jesse Hopwood, Tom Le Page, Colin Uren, David Wrathall, Richard Beck, Maxwell J. Forbes, Klaus Friederberger, Ray Hewson, Frank H. Jonston, Alistair Morrison, Edward Sloan, W.R. Norris, Joyce Shannon, Ronald Steurt, Reg Free, E. Lyle Pugsley, Victor Corlett.

Files contain material such as art exhibition catalogues, invitations, press clippings, media releases and/or other ephemeral items relating to Australian artists and galleries, where there are more than three artists exhibiting at the one exhibition. Other material may be collected under individual artists in the Australian Art and Artists file.”

Link to this record: http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/MAIN:SLV_VOYAGER1194177

Writers:

Michael Bogle
Date written:
2015
Last updated:
2015