Gordon Arthur Andrews b. 10 January 1914

Also known as Gordon Andrews
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Gordon Andrews b.1914 is a prolific and influential Sydney industrial designer, illustrator, photographer, graphic artist and jeweler. Andrews worked in the UK, Italy and Australia throughout his career and is most famous for designing currency banknotes. Andrews retired to Lovett Bay on the Hawkesbury River until bushfires destroyed his home on his 80th birthday. He died in Sydney on 17 January, 2001, aged 87. He was survived by his former wife, Mary, children Lynn, Richard and Michael, and sister Betty Horsburgh. Examples of Andrews' work are held at the Powerhouse Museum.
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Name
Gordon Arthur Andrews
Also known as Gordon Andrews
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
Birth date
10 January 1914
Birth place
Ashfield, Sydney, NSW
Death date
17 January 2001
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1935 - c.2001
Residence
  • c.1980 - c.2001 Lovett Bay, Pittwater, Hawkesbury River, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1956 - c.1980 Wahroonga, Sydney, NSW
  • c.1950 - c.1951 Turin, Italy
  • c.1949 - c.1956 London, England, UK
  • c.1939 - c.1949 Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, NSW
  • 1937 - 1939 London, England, UK
  • 1914 - 1937 Ashfield, Sydney, NSW
Training
  • East Sydney Technical College, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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Related people
  • Andrews, John Arthur (relative of)
  • Andrews, Daisy Ethel (child of)
  • Andrews, Edwin Lewis Garfield (child of)
  • Andrews, Ken (sibling of)
  • Andrews, Ron (sibling of)
  • Horsburgh, Betty (sibling of)
  • Andrews, Mary (spouse of)
  • Andrews, Lynn (parent of)
  • Andrews, Richard (parent of)
  • Andrews, Michael (parent of)
  • Andrews, John Arthur (relative of)
  • Andrews, Daisy Ethel (child of)
  • Andrews, Edwin Lewis Garfield (child of)
  • Andrews, Ken (sibling of)
  • Andrews, Ron (sibling of)
  • Horsburgh, Betty (sibling of)
  • Andrews, Mary (spouse of)
  • Andrews, Lynn (parent of)
  • Andrews, Richard (parent of)