Sketchbook and illustrations for 'The School Magazine', ca. 1940-1972 / by Margaret Senior
Sketchbook and illustrations for 'The School Magazine', ca. 1940-1972 / by Margaret Senior
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Date
ca. 1940-1972
Call Numbers
PXA 2161
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Contents
1 sketchbook (17 drawings)
108 drawings - 30 x 22 cm or smaller - chiefly ink on paper or card
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Copyright status : In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years.
Research & study copies allowed
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Sketchbook of set and costume designs, and 108 original illustrations, chiefly in ink, for ‘The School Magazine’, a monthly magazine published by the New South Wales Department of Education. Most illustrations are titled with the name of the story in which they featured. Many also include the month and page number of the issue, the payment date and...
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Full title
Sketchbook and illustrations for 'The School Magazine', ca. 1940-1972 / by Margaret Senior
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Object History
Acquired by the donor following the death of Margaret Senior
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Marienne Short, November 2016
Administrative / Biographical history
Margaret Senior (1917-1995), illustrator and commercial artist, was born Margaret Hilda Plowman in London. On leaving school, she worked in provincial and London theatres as an actor, costume and set designer and scenery painter. After migrating to Australia in the 1940s with her architect husband, she began work as an illustrator, designing and il...
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PXA 2161
Record Identifier
YEGqBOyn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YEGqBOyn
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Reference code
1002171
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