Gert Hugo Emmanuel Sellheim b. 1901

  • Artist (Graphic Designer),
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
Sellheim was a graphic artist and industrial designer. He won the Sulman Prize in 1939 and was one of the first poster artists to work in a semi abstract style in Melbourne. He also undertook work as a muralist for the Victorian Tourist Bureau.
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Athol Shmith
1914
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