Jean Carrol b. 1 January 1927

  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Designer (Theatre / Film Designer)
Carrol trained as a milliner at Moray Millinery, Sydney working in women's millinery, then transferred her skills to theatre, television and film in the mid-1960s. She also taught at NIDA, TAFE NSW and the Australian Forum for Textile Artists' Fibre Forum and elsewhere. She also tutored privately.
exhibited at
Rare Trades exhibition
Description

Rare Trades tells the stories of 24 people from across Australia who maintain the tools and traditions of often ancient trades, exploring how and why they continue to work with their hands in a predominantly digital age.
Featured theatrical Sydney milliner Jean Carroll and others. Rare Trades is curated by the National Museum’s Sophie Jensen and Mark Thomson and opened in 2003 at the National Museum of Australia.

Website
http://www.nma.gov.au/media/media_releases_by_year/2003/30_may_2003_rare_trades_revealed