Barbara Abbott b. 1928

  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Designer
Sydney-based female sketcher, printmaker and textile artist who passed her final assessment in art school by completing an Aboriginal reference workbook she started in her second year. Abbott also designed a mural (with Mollie McLean) "on a Swiss theme for an [unidentified] restaurant in Manly".
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Name
Barbara Abbott
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Designer
Other Occupation
  • Printmaker (ANZSIC code: 1611)
  • Teacher (ANZSIC code: 8102)
Birth date
1928
Active Period
  • c.1947 - c.1949
Residence
  • c.1947 - c.1949 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • c.1947 - c.1949 East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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References [<ExternalResource: Abbott, Barbara, 'Aboriginal Reference student workbook'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Joan Kerr Archives', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, See Australian Museums Online printout.>, <ExternalResource: 'Joan Kerr Archives', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, See Australian Museums Online printout.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, 96/226/4.>, <ExternalResource: Baddeley, catalogue, p. 6.>, <ExternalResource: Interview and ,'Historical reference', student workbook with sketches, designs and printed textile samples.>] [<ExternalResource: Abbott, Barbara, 'Aboriginal Reference student workbook'.>, <ExternalResource: 'Joan Kerr Archives', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, See Australian Museums Online printout.>, <ExternalResource: 'Joan Kerr Archives', National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, See Australian Museums Online printout.>, <ExternalResource: Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, 96/226/4.>, <ExternalResource: Baddeley, catalogue, p. 6.>]