Australian Accent : the designs of Annan Fabrics and Vande Pottery in the '40s and '50s
Mosman Municipal Council (3 other projects)
Australian Accent showcases two Mosman businesses which featured distinctive 'Australian' designs using native flora, fauna and Aboriginal motifs. It includes examples of the bold silk screen prints produced by Annan Fabrics, popular as modern furnishings for the international and domestic marketplace and the handcrafted ceramic pieces by Vande Pottery produced for the thriving tourism scene of the 1950s.
The exhibition featured significant loans from the Powerhouse Museum, Historic Houses Trust, Ballarat Regional Gallery and RMIT Design Archives in Victoria. The exhibition also received loans from private collectors.
This exhibition is the first time that Mosman Art Gallery (in collaboration with Mosman Library) has initiated a design based exhibition which reveals a part of Mosman's heritage that is linked closely with broader Australian history and the development of national identity. A 27 page catalogue and extensive public and education programs accompanied the exhibition.
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Cultural Officer
Julie Petersen ()
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Award Category
Programs Projects and Partnerships – Division B
Photos
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Strelizia, screenprinted cotton, made by Annan Fabrics c.1945 (Gift of Mrs Alexandra Kirkwood, Collection: Powerhouse Museum, Sydney)
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Nance Mackenzie and Anne Outlaw hanging fabric1944 Photo taken by Pix Magazine c1940s (Collection: Powerhouse Museum, Sydney)
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Cup and saucer, handpainted. Signed Vande AMP Australia (Mosman Library Local Studies Collection)
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Students with their hessian collage artworks from Australiana Design Workshop education program.
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