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Dahl Collings (Graphic Identities)

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Having already made her name in Australia for inventive retail and editorial work, Dahl Collings' (1909–1988) career trajectory was changed on a pre-war trip to London when she met the genre-bending Bauhaus artist László Moholy-Nagy, who had fled Nazi Germany. In Piccadilly he had transplanted the Bauhaus ethos into an in-house commercial studio for Simpsons department store, and Collings soon found herself part of a small team responsible for everything from window displays to weaving …

2007/30/4 Painting, synthetic polymer/gouache on masonite board / wood, designed and painted by Dahl Collings, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1955
Abstract painting by Dahl Collings
1955
92/191-16/2 Textile design, gouache on paper, designed by Dahl Collings, New York, New York, United States of America / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1950-1953
Textile design by Dahl Collings
1950-1953
92/191-20/12 Journal, 'Lilliput', featuring four paintings of Charters Towers by Dahl Collings in 'Death of a Gold Town' article, paper, published London, England, United Kingdom, April 1950
Lilliput journal featuring paintings by Dahl Collings
1950
92/191-5 Design work, comprising pamphlet designs, greeting cards, advertising proposals for Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited (Orient Line), Dahl and Geoffrey Collings, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1939-1958
Design work for Orient Line by Dahl and Geoffrey Collings
1939-1958
92/191-16/5 Textile design, gouache on paper, designed by Dahl Collings, New York, United States of America / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1950-1953
Textile design by Dahl Collings
1950-1953
92/191-19/17 Proof, colour print, collage design, paper, designed by Dahl Collings for 'The Home' magazine, vol 16, no 6, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, published 1 June 1935
The Home magazine cover designed by Dahl Collings
1935
92/191-5/4 Pamphlet, 'Orient Line Pacific Service, Sailings and Fares', paper, designed by Dahl Collings for Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited, printed by Shepherd & Newman (Pty) Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1955
Orient Line pamphlet designed by Dahl and Geoffrey Collings
1955
92/191-16/3 Textile design, gouache on paper, designed by Dahl Collings, New York, New York, United States of America / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1950-1953
Textile design by Dahl Collings
1950-1953
92/191-19/54 Proof, colour print, collage design, paper, designed by Dahl Collings for 'The Home' magazine, vol 16, no 11, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, published 1 November 1935
The Home magazine cover designed by Dahl Collings
1935
92/191-5/1 Pamphlet, 'Orient Line Cruises Winter 1939', paper, designed by Dahl and Geoffrey Collings for Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited, printed by Shepherd & Newman (Pty) Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1939
Orient Line pamphlet designed by Dahl and Geoffrey Collings
1939
92/191-16/4 Textile design, gouache on paper, designed by Dahl Collings, New York, United States of America / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1950-1953
Textile design by Dahl Collings
1950-1953
92/191-19/15 Proof, colour print, embroidery design, paper, designed by Dahl Collings for 'The Home' magazine, vol 16, no 9, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, published 2 September 1935
The Home magazine cover designed by Dahl Collings
1935
92/191-19/3 Artwork, advertising proposal, 'Orient Line Fiji and Rabaul Cruises', gouache on paper, designed by Dahl Collings, published in The Home magazine, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 June 1935
Orient Line advertising proposal for The Home magazine designed by Dahl Collings
1935
2007/30/3 Painting, synthetic polymer / gouache on masonite board / wood, designed and painted by Dahl Collings, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1956
Abstract painting by Dahl Collings
1956
92/191-2/1 Photograph, black and white print, mural design for International Wool Secretariat Exhibition, Milan, paper, designed by Dahl Collings, London, England, United Kingdom, 1938
Photograph of mural designed by Dahl Collings
1938
92/191-5/26 Artwork, advertising proposal, 'Orient Line Cruises', gouache and photographs on paper, designed by Dahl and Geoffrey Collings for Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1938-1939
Orient Line advertising proposal designed by Dahl and Geoffrey Collings
1938-1939
92/191-16/1 Sketchbook, comprising textile designs (3), gouache on paper / cardboard / metal, designed by Dahl Collings, New York, New York, United States of America / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1950-1953
Sketchbook of textile designs by Dahl Collings
1950-1953
2007/30/1-28/1 Christmas card, 'Donna, Dahl & Geoffrey Collings', paper, designed by Dahl and Geoffrey Collings, London, England, United Kingdom, 1937
Christmas card designed by Dahl and Geoffrey Collings
1937
2018/39/1-19 Journal, 'Australia National Journal', vol 8, no 2, paper, featuring cover designed by Dahl Collings, printed by Benjamin Waite of Waite & Bull, published by Sydney Ure Smith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, January 1947
Australia National Journal featuring cover design by Dahl Collings
1947