Frances Burke b. 1907

  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Burke founded 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 fauna and flora (often Australian), abstract appropriations of Aboriginal designs and organic forms drawn from nature.
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creator of
Lunar
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Medium
mesh
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Screens, Equipment
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
(Flower and acorn)
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paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
Wave
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paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
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http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
Crete
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paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile lengths
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
Crete
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paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
Plum blossom
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paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
Lunar
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Medium
paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
creator of
(Rose)
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mesh
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Screens, Equipment
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
(Starfish and stripes)
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Medium
paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
Alpine
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paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile lengths
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
creator of
Blouse in 'Kangaroo Hunt' fabric
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creator of
Snake and Dugong, length of furnishing fabric
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creator of
Phoenix
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mesh
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Screens, Equipment
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http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
creator of
Willy
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mesh
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Screens, Equipment
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http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
creator of
Drum
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mesh
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Screens, Equipment
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
creator of
(Stripes)
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Medium
mesh
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Screens, Equipment
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
Jungle
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Medium
paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
Willy
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paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
Willy
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paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
Willy
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Medium
paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
Surf
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paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
creator of
Seahorse Stripe
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mesh
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Screens, Equipment
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
(Kangaroo and fish)
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Medium
paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
None
Courtesy of: RMIT Design Archives
creator of
(Kangaroo and fish)
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Medium
paint, cotton
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Textiles, Textile pieces
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 
creator of
The hunt
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mesh
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Screens, Equipment
URL
http://www.rmit.edu.au/designarchives
 

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  • Glenn R. Cooke collection (collected in)
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  • Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
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  • Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)