Robert Emerson Curtis b. 4 October 1898

Also known as Robert Curtis, R. E. C., Cabby
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Mid 20th century illustrator and artist. In 1922 Curtis travelled to the USA with his great friend, the pioneer filmmaker, Charles Chauvel. There he developed what was to become a lifelong interest in industrial modernism and on returning to Sydney in 1928 he set about documenting the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Citations

  • Curtis, Robert Emerson; with foreword by Dr J. J. C. Bradfield (c.1932), 'Building the Bridge: Fourteen Lithographs Celebrating the Construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge’, Sydney, NSW : Simmons Limited, Re-printed as The Bridge, Sydney, NSW : Currawong Press 1981.

See also

  • 'Roger Butler, Australian Printmakers in America 1900-1950, 1992. [1.4: B&W DRAWING, CURTIS self-portrait. From copy].'.

Initial data sources

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Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Industrial / Product Designer)
  • Artist (Painter)
Other occupations
  • official war artist
  • architectural draftsman
  • Camouflage Officer
  • official war artist
  • architectural draftsman
  • Camouflage Officer
Alternative names
  • Robert Curtis
  • R. E. C.
  • Cabby
  • Robert Curtis
  • R. E. C.
  • Cabby
Arrivals
  • 1914
  • 1914
Related works
  • Follow the Sun by Clipper to Canberra, Australia's National Capital (creator of)
  • Australia at Work (creator of)
  • The Coal Miner (creator of)
  • Follow the Sun by Clipper to Canberra, Australia's National Capital (creator of)
  • Australia at Work (creator of)
  • The Coal Miner (creator of)
Related collections
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Brisbane Town Hall Art Collection, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW (collected in)
  • Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW (collected in)
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Brisbane Town Hall Art Collection, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
Related events
  • Survey exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Australian Printmakers in America 1900-1950 (exhibited at)
  • Survey exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Australian Printmakers in America 1900-1950 (exhibited at)
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