James Montgomery Cant b. 1911

  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Cant was a painter, printmaker, stage designer and textile designer who also worked as a display officer assisting with Aboriginal display at Australian Museum, Sydney, in the 1940s. He was a member of the camouflage group in the 1939-45 War. Designed fabrics for Silk and Textile Printers Limited and his fabrics were used on the "Orcades" passenger liner in 1949.
Tags: textile designer, Camouflage artist, set designer
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associate of
Charles P. Mountford
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Clive Turnbull
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Malcolm Otton
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Roland Robinson
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Dora Cecil Chapman
1911
Artist, Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
spouse of
Dora Cecil Chapman
1911
Artist, Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Roy Frederick Leslie Dalgarno
1911
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter)
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Alice Danciger
1911
Artist (Painter), Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer), Designer (Theatre / Film Designer)
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Ella J. Osborn Fry
1911
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker)
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Hal Missingham
1911
Artist (Photographer), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Painter), Curator

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  • display officer (ANZSIC code: 6924) -
  • display officer (ANZSIC code: 6924)
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  • textile designer
  • Camouflage artist
  • set designer