Richard Beck b. 1912

Also known as R. B.
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Beck practised as an industrial designer and graphic artist in the UK and Australia. He designed travel posters for the Orient Line, London Transport, stamps for Australia Post and the 1956 Melbourne Olympics among others. His package design work is illustrated in R. Haughton James, The Arts in Australia series, "Commercial Art", Longmans, 1963.
Tags: Posters, Industrial design, Stamps, Packaging, Graphic artist

Citations

  • Hetherington, Michelle (1999), 'Follow the Sun : Australian Travel Posters 1930s-1950s’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

  • Smith, Ure, 'Australia : National Journal’, Sydney, NSW.

  • Smith, Ure (1943), 'Australia Week-end Book 2’, Sydney, NSW, p 111.

  • Beck, Richard (1955), 'The Art of Richard Beck’, Melbourne, Vic : Architecture and Arts and the Modern Home, Number 21, May, pp 45-6.

  • work is illustrated in R. Haughton James, The Arts in Australia series, “Commercial Art”, Longmans, 1963.

  • Richard L. Beck. biographical profile and photo. Architecture and Arts and the Modern Home, May 1955, p

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists