Bessie Guthrie b. 1905

Also known as Bessie Mitchell, Bessie Jean Guthrie
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
Bessie Jean (née Mitchell) Guthrie was a designer, publisher and feminist. She was the first woman to hold a solo design exhibition at the East Sydney Technical College. In 1939 she set up Viking Press, publishing anti-war material and poetry mainly by women.
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exhibited at
(solo exhibition)
Place
East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, New South Wales
Description
Type
Exhibition

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Roles
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Designer (Architect / Interior Architect / Landscape Architect)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Residences
  • - Sydney, New South Wales
  • Sydney, New South Wales
Other occupations
  • teacher (ANZSIC code: 8220) -
  • lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102) -
  • draughtswoman (ANZSIC code: 692) -
  • publisher (ANZSIC code: J) -
  • teacher (ANZSIC code: 8220)
  • lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102)
  • draughtswoman (ANZSIC code: 692)
  • publisher (ANZSIC code: J)
Alternative names
  • Bessie Mitchell
  • Bessie Jean Guthrie
  • Bessie Mitchell
  • Bessie Jean Guthrie