Douglas Annand b. 1903

  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Designer ,
  • Curator
One of Australia's best known graphic and poster artists, Douglas Annand also had a distinguished career as a camouflage artist during the Second World War. As a member of the Camouflage Committee formed by the Ministry of Home Security, Annand was instrumental in developing new techniques for camouflage in Australia.
Tags: Graphic design, Murals, Australian modernism, Posters, Camouflage artist
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exhibited at
Douglas Annand: the art of life
Date
2001
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

This exhibition is the first to recognise Douglas Annand’s enormous contribution to the development of Australian modernism.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
http://www.nga.gov.au/Home/Frameset.cfm?View=../Menus/exhibits.htm (6/2/03)

Exhibition Catalogue:
McDonald, Anne, Douglas Annand: the art of life. Canberra: National Gallery of Australia, 2001
ISBN 0 642 54177 9

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Painting, Printmaking, Mixed media, Design
exhibited at
Douglas Annand: The Art of Life
Date
2001
Place
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description

Travelling exhibition

Type
Exhibition
Follow the Sun: Australian Travel Posters 1930s-1950s
Date
1999
Place
National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Mildura Prize for Sculpture 1967
Date
22 April 1967
Place
Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura, VIC
exhibited at
Australia at War
Date
1945
Place
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic.
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Solo Exhibition
Date
1944
Place
David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

First solo exhibition of watercolours and drawings

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Solo Exhibition
Date
1944
Place
David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

First solo exhibition of watercolours and drawings

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Solo Exhibition
Date
1944
Place
David Jones Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Description

First solo exhibition of watercolours and drawings

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
New York World's Fair
Date
1939
Place
New York, USA
Description

Art Director for the Australian Pavilion

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Paris Exposition
Date
1937
Place
Paris, France
Description

Designed the ceiling for the Australian Pavilion

Type
Exhibition

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