Claudio Alcorso b. 1913

Claudio Alcorso was the founder of Modernage Fabrics, Silk and Textile Printers in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney. Australian and NZ artists and designers produced prints including Douglas Annand, Donald Drysdale, Jean Bellete, Avis Higgs (NZ), Justin O'Brien with 46 designs in total. Phyllis Shilitto, colour and design teacher at the Sydney Technical College also had an affiliation with Silk and Textile Printers.

Citations

  • Claudio Alcorso (1 January 1993), 'The Wind You Say’.

  • Christopher Menz (1 January 2002), 'Modernage Fabrics’.

  • Douglas Lloyd-Jenkins (1 January 2002), '“Joie-de-Vivre”’.

  • 'Textiles by Australian Artists.’ Art and Design 1, Ure Smith, 1949, pp.30-31.