Richard Beck b. 1912

Also known as R. B.
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
Beck practised as an industrial designer and graphic artist in the UK and Australia. He designed travel posters for the Orient Line, London Transport, stamps for Australia Post and the 1956 Melbourne Olympics among others. His package design work is illustrated in R. Haughton James, The Arts in Australia series, "Commercial Art", Longmans, 1963.
Tags: Posters, Industrial design, Stamps, Packaging
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associate of
Australian Commercial and Industrial Artists Association (ACIAA)
Other occupation
Bronze medal winner in industrial design in 1953
associate of
Society of Designers for Industry
Designer
Victorian chapter

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Related collections
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • M G Dingle & G B Hughes Collection, City of Shoalhaven, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)