Olive Ashworth b. 1915

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Graphic Designer),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Commercial artist, textile designer and photographer. Ashworth is best known for her textile designs that were based on sketches and photographs of the Great Barrier Reef she took from underwater observatories.

Citations

  • Larner, Bronwyn & Considine, Fran (1988), 'A Complementary Caste’, Centre Gallery catalogue, Surfers Paradise, Qld.

  • Germaine, Max (1991), 'A Dictionary of Women Artists of Australia’, Roseville East, NSW.

  • Searle, Ross (1991), 'Artist in the Tropics’, Papers at John Oxley Library & Queensland Museum, Townsville, Qld.

  • McKay, Judith (1984), 'Barrier Reef fabrics of Olive Ashworth’, Australian Business Collector’s Annual.

See also

  • 'Heritage: section 5, plate 220'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book