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.
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Name
James Montgomery Cant
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • display officer (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Birth date
1911
Death date
1982
Residence
  • c.1940 - c.1949 Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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References [<ExternalResource: 'Baddeley and Nicholls'.>, <ExternalResource: Butler, Roger, 'National Gallery of Australia', www.australianprints.gov.au.>, <ExternalResource: "The Orient Liner "Orcades". Building and Engineering, 24 Jan 1949, pp.20-22>, <ExternalResource: Biographical summary, James Cant, designer>] [<ExternalResource: 'Baddeley and Nicholls'.>, <ExternalResource: Butler, Roger, 'National Gallery of Australia', www.australianprints.gov.au.>, <ExternalResource: "The Orient Liner "Orcades". Building and Engineering, 24 Jan 1949, pp.20-22>]