Paula Kerry b. 1 January 1923

Also known as Paula O'Dare
  • Designer
Kerry was an associate of Bill Onus, principal of Aboriginal Enterprises. She was the firm's chief designer executing textile designs, furniture and other items. Her work with Onus began in the late 1940s. Sets of boomerang-shaped nesting tables are attributed to her with Aboriginal themes painted on the surfaces.
Tags: textile design, furniture design, boomerang design
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Name
Paula Kerry
Also known as Paula O'Dare
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Designer
Tags:
textile design
furniture design
boomerang design
Birth date
1 January 1923
Death date
1 January 2008

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References [<ExternalResource: Sylvia Kleinert, Aboriginal Enterprises: negotiating an urban Aboriginality, Aboriginal History Vol. 34 (2010), pp. 171-196 (26 pages) Published By: ANU Press>, <ExternalResource: Sylvia Kleinert, "Jacky Jacky Was a Smart Young Fella": A study of art and Aboriginality in south east Australia 1900-1980. PhD thesis, ANU, 1994, p.234-245>] [<ExternalResource: Sylvia Kleinert, Aboriginal Enterprises: negotiating an urban Aboriginality, Aboriginal History Vol. 34 (2010), pp. 171-196 (26 pages) Published By: ANU Press>]