The Lost Modernist: Michael O'Connell 2012
The Lost Modernist: Michael O'Connell @ Bendigo Art Gallery



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Event Name: The Lost Modernist: Michael O'Connell 2012
 
Artists: The Lost Modernist: Michael O'Connell
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 to Sun, 19 Feb 2012
Venue:
42 View Street
Bendigo, VIC, 3550

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Tickets: Bendigo Art Gallery: (03) 5434 6088
The lost modernist examines the work of British/Australian textile artist Michael O’Connell. Born in Cumbria in 1898 O’Connell moved to Australia in 1920. Over the following 17 years he became a critical member of the burgeoning Modernist movement in Melbourne. O’Connell, a member of the Arts and Crafts Society of Melbourne, made an enormous contribution to the development of modernism in Australia through his innovative and dynamic textiles. On his return to the UK in 1937, O’Connell became a key figure in contemporary textile design, working with renowned textile manufacturer Heals. O’Connell was also commissioned to produce the celebrated Festival of Britain wall hangings in 1951, which are now in the collection of the Museum of English Rural Life, Reading. The exhibition has been co-curated by Professor Harriet Edquist, Director, Design Archives RMIT University and Tansy Curtin, Curator, Bendigo Art Gallery. A book on the life and work of O’Connell by Edquist will be published concurrently. Bendigo Art Gallery is open daily 10am to 5pm Including all public holidays except 25 December
Event Type: Arts and Exhibition
Genres: Art Exhibition
Web Address: www.bendigoartgallery.com.au

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