Frances Burke b. 1907

  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Burke founded Australia's first textile screen-printing business, Burway Prints, in Melbourne in 1937. 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. She was also an active member of the art and design communities.
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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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Trainings
  • Painting, - National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1936 - 1938 George Bell School, Melbourne, VIC
  • - Melbourne Technical College, Melbourne, VIC
  • Painting, - National Gallery School, Melbourne, Vic.
  • 1936 - 1938 George Bell School, Melbourne, VIC
  • - Melbourne Technical College, Melbourne, VIC
Related works
  • Shields curtain (creator of)
  • Dining alcove designed by Marion Best for Peter Playfair's flat in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney / photographed by Antonia Blaxland (creator of)
  • Scarf (creator of)
  • Blouse in 'Kangaroo Hunt' fabric (creator of)
  • Snake and Dugong, length of furnishing fabric (creator of)
  • Dining alcove designed by Marion Best for Peter Playfair's flat in Elizabeth Bay, Sydney / photographed by Antonia Blaxland (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Gallery Of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Glenn R. Cooke collection (collected in)
  • National Gallery Of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)