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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Name
Richard Beck
Also known as R. B.
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer)
Tags:
Posters
Industrial design
Stamps
Packaging
Birth date
1912
Birth place
Hampshire, England, UK
Death date
1985
Death place
Australia
Active Period
  • c.1937 - c.1943
Arrival
  • 1940
Residence
  • c.1937 - c.1985 Australia
  • c.1912 - c.1937 London, England, UK
Training
  • 1928 - 1929 Slade School of Art, London, England, UK
  • Bluchererschule, Munich Germany, 1929 - 1930
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

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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)