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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Citations

  • (2004), 'The New McCulloch’s Encyclopaedia of Australian Art’, Aus Art Editions & The Miegunyah Press (3rd edition 1994), p212, (reprint).

  • Powerhouse Museum, ’94/155/17 Drawing, for 'Grass Tree’ scarf, paper/ink, designed by Douglas Annand, made by Firsthand Australia, Sydney, 1969-1972’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/138998

  • Powerhouse Museum, ’94/155/18 Drawing, for 'Opera House’ scarf, paper/ink, d.Douglas Annand, m.Firsthand Australia, Sydney, 1969-1972’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/138999

  • Powerhouse Museum, ’94/155/19 Drawing, for 'Island’ scarf, paper/ink, d.Douglas Annand, m.Firsthand Australia, Sydney, 1969-1972’, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

    http://from.ph/139000

  • Ritchie, John (1993), 'Douglas Annand, Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol 13, 1940-1980, A – De., p. 60’, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Vic.

  • Eade, Gabrielle (c.2012), 'Douglas Annand’. D*Hub, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney.

    http://www.dhub.org/douglas-annand/

  • McDonald, Anne (2001), 'Douglas Annand: The art of life’, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

  • 'Douglas Annand.’ Art and Design 1, Ure Smith, 1949, pp.27-29

Initial data sources

  • Powerhouse Museum

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