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2002/105/1-1 Photograph album, containing black and white photographs (35), of advertising artwork, produced by the Rousel Studios, paper/cardboard/ink, Rousel Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1920s - 1930s. Click to enlarge.
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  • Image 3 of 4, 2002/105/1-1 Photograph album, containing black and white photographs (35), of advertising artwork, produced by the Rousel Studios, paper/cardboard/ink, Rousel Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1920s - 1930s. Click to enlarge
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Rousel Studios photograph album

Made
This photograph album is part of an archive of work from the signwriting and graphic design work of the Rousel Studios in Sydney.

Signwriting and associated graphic trades including gilding, silvering and glass etching developed strong craft consciousness and traditions during the 1800s. With the expansion of advertising markets and media during the twentieth century, the signwriting industry absorbed new influences from fine art and the decorative arts. Notable in the case of Rousel Studios …

This object is part of

2002/105/1 Archive, signwriting and graphic design, Rousel Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, c 1886-1983
Rousel Studios signwriting and graphic design archive
c1886-1983

Parts of this object

2002/105/1-1/1 Photograph Album containing black and white photographs (35) of advertising artwork produced by the Rousel Studios, paper/cardboard/ink, Rousel Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1920s - 1930s
Photograph album containing Rousel Studios advertising signwriting and graphic designs
1920s - 1930s

Summary

Object No.

2002/105/1-1

Object Statement

Photograph album, containing black and white photographs (35), of advertising artwork, produced by the Rousel Studios, paper/cardboard/ink, Rousel Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1920s - 1930s

Physical Description

Photograph album, containing black and white photographs (35), of advertising artwork, produced by the Rousel Studios, paper/cardboard/ink, Rousel Studios, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1920s - 1930s

Photograph album documenting the range of work undertaken by the Sydney signwriting and graphic design business Rousel Studios during the 1920s and 1930s. It documents the wide range of commissions undertaken by the firm including large painted wall signs and billboards, pub mirrors and posters, and an exhibit at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. While an annotation on the inside front cover claims the album is from the years 1921 - 1922, most of the artwork was completed well after this time.

Marks

"1921-2/J.H.R. ROUSEL/advertising signs/& paintings,/by staff artists" in pen inside front cover. Annotations in pen describing many of the images on pages throughout the album.

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https://ma.as/11013

Production

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{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/11013 |title=Rousel Studios photograph album |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=27 October 2021 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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