Frances Burke b. 1907

  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Burke founded Australia's first textile screen-printing business, Burway Prints, Melbourne 1937. Established and managed "New Design" retail outlet, founder member Society of Designers for Industry. Celebrated for her creative and abstract appropriations of Aboriginal designs and Australian fauna and flora, Burke's success was a testament to her belief in the inherent value and viability of a modern Australian aesthetic.
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Name
Frances Burke
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Other Occupation
  • Art director (ANZSIC code: R) -
  • Nurse (ANZSIC code: 8511) -
Birth date
1907
Birth place
Melbourne, Vic.
Death date
14 October 1994
Death place
Melbourne, Vic.
Residence
  • 1907 - 1994 Melbourne, Vic.
Training
  • Painting, - National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1936 - 1938 George Bell School, Melbourne, VIC
  • - Melbourne Technical College, Melbourne, VIC

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  • Nurse (ANZSIC code: 8511) -
  • Art director (ANZSIC code: R) -
  • Nurse (ANZSIC code: 8511) -
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  • Herman, Sali (associate of)
  • Evatt, Mary Alice (associate of)
  • Holloway, Morris (associate of)
  • Featherston, Grant (associate of)
  • Waller, Mervyn Napier (associate of)
  • Purves Smith, Peter (associate of)
  • Waller, Christian (associate of)
  • Durran, Eugenie Bertha (associate of)
  • Bell, George (associate of)
  • Rowell, John (associate of)
  • Drysdale, William (associate of)
  • Casey, Maie (associate of)
  • Atkinson, Yvonne (associate of)
  • Mace, Violet (associate of)