Catherine Hardess b. 18 November 1889

Also known as Catherine Hardress
Fabric designer, she worked in collaboration with Mollie Grove. Together they established a business and from 1940 until the early 1960s, they worked as artist-craftswomen producing Australian woven textiles. Work by Hardess is shown in "Design in Everyday Things" ABC, 1941 where she is described as an interior designer and fashion designer.
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was born on 18 November 1889 at Flemington Melbourne, second daughter of George Hendry Hardess and Ann Emma, née Taylor.

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1995
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2011

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Other occupations
  • Fashion artist
  • Theatre designer
  • Art teacher
  • Fashion artist
  • Theatre designer
  • Art teacher
References [<ExternalResource: (1996), 'Hardess, Catherine (1889–1970)', Australia.>, <ExternalResource: anon. (1 January 1941), 'Design in Everyday Things'.>] [<ExternalResource: (1996), 'Hardess, Catherine (1889–1970)', Australia.>]
Alternative names
  • Catherine Hardress
  • Catherine Hardress
Related people
  • Hardess, George Hendry (child of)
  • Hardess, Ann Emma (child of)
  • Robinson, Osborne (associate of)
  • Young, Robert (associate of)
  • Grove, Mollie (Edith M.) (associate of)
  • Hardess, George Hendry (child of)
  • Hardess, Ann Emma (child of)
  • Robinson, Osborne (associate of)
  • Young, Robert (associate of)
  • Grove, Mollie (Edith M.) (associate of)
Related person groups
  • Swinburne Technical College, England, UK (associate of)
  • Swinburne Technical College, England, UK (associate of)
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