Bessie Guthrie b. 1905

Also known as Bessie Mitchell, Bessie Jean Guthrie
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
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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Name
Bessie Guthrie
Also known as:
  • Bessie Mitchell
  • Bessie Jean Guthrie
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Other Occupation
  • teacher
  • lecturer
  • draughtswoman
  • publisher
Birth date
1905
Birth place
Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales
Death date
1977
Active Period
  • c.1923 - c.1970
Residence
  • Sydney, New South Wales
Training
  • c.1923 East Sydney Technical College, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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