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. Her textile designs featured abstract appropriations of Aboriginal designs and Australian fauna and flora.
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See also

  • De Nijs, Jenny (1986), 'Women Designers in Australia', Australia, Place: Melbourne, Vic., pps.42-43.
  • 'Heritage: ADD section 11, plate 494'.
  • Bogle, Michael (10 November 1994), 'Frances Burke obituary'. The Australia

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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)
  • RMIT Design Archives (collected in)
  • National Gallery Of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • Glenn R. Cooke collection (collected in)
  • RMIT Design Archives (collected in)