Phyllis Shillito b. 29 April 1895

Also known as Phyllis Sykes Shillito
  • Designer
Shillito was a designer and educator. She taught in the UK, Brisbane Technical College 1923, Sydney Technical College 1925. She became Head, East Sydney Technical College (Women's Handicrafts) 1958 and was the founder of Shillito School of Design in 1962. She was a noted colourist and taught and published on colour theory and practice.
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Name
Phyllis Shillito
Also known as Phyllis Sykes Shillito
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Designer
Birth date
29 April 1895
Birth place
Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK
Death date
13 March 1980
Death place
Bondi, Sydney, NSW
Arrival
  • 1923

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References [<ExternalResource: C.J. Kent (1 January 1995), '"Phyllis Shillito, 1895-1980: A Review"'.>, <ExternalResource: C.A. Morrow (2005), '"Women and Modernity in Interior Design. A Legacy of Design in Sydney from the 1920s to the 1960s."', PhD Thesis, UNSW, 2005, Kensington, NSW Australia.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, Bernard (1984), 'The Boy Adeodatus: The Portrait of a Lucky Young Bastard'.>, <ExternalResource: "Struggle for distinctive local style." Sydney Morning Herald, August 09, 1955 p.8 (interview with Phyllis Shillito, Illustrated) >, <ExternalResource: Phyllis Shillito, "Colour Tuning." in Clive Carney, International Interiors and Design, Angus and Robertson, 1959, pp.50-54.>, <ExternalResource: Christopher J. Kent, 'Shillito, Phyllis Sykes (1895–1980)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University>] [<ExternalResource: C.J. Kent (1 January 1995), '"Phyllis Shillito, 1895-1980: A Review"'.>, <ExternalResource: C.A. Morrow (2005), '"Women and Modernity in Interior Design. A Legacy of Design in Sydney from the 1920s to the 1960s."', PhD Thesis, UNSW, 2005, Kensington, NSW Australia.>, <ExternalResource: C.J. Kent (2002), 'Shillito, Phyllis Sykes (1895–1980)', Australia.>, <ExternalResource: Smith, Bernard (1984), 'The Boy Adeodatus: The Portrait of a Lucky Young Bastard'.>, <ExternalResource: "Struggle for distinctive local style." Sydney Morning Herald, August 09, 1955 p.8 (interview with Phyllis Shillito, Illustrated) >, <ExternalResource: Phyllis Shillito, "Colour Tuning." in Clive Carney, International Interiors and Design, Angus and Robertson, 1959, pp.50-54.>]