Australia : Great Barrier Coral Reef / Northfield
- Bib ID:
- 6975737
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Northfield, James, 1887-1973, creator
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. POSTER 2023-4388 copy
- Description:
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- Melbourne : Australian National Travel Association, [1932?]
- 1 poster : colour ; 101.7 x 63.8 cm
- Summary:
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Poster promoting travel to the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Depicts fishermen in a boat, left, catching a large fish, on the right. Coral and fish appear at the lower edge of the image. The title appears in purple lettering at the upper edge. The artist's signature appears lower left. "Particulars at shipping and travel agencies" and the logo of the Australian National Travel Association appear in the lower edge of the black border.
- Biography/History:
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In 1929 the Australian National Travel Association was formed as a national, non-profit organisation. It encouraged design and production of tourism posters and commissioned innovative poster artists such as James Northfield, Percy Trompf, Douglas Annand and Gert Sellheim.
- Notes:
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- Caption title.
- National Library of Australia's copy has tears and minor foxing on edges.
- "Poster no. 6 produced by Northfield Studios & J.E. Hackett, Melb. Australia".
- "435 Collins Street, Melbourne Australia. Grand Buildings Trafalgar Sq., London. 114 Sansome Street, San Francisco, USA".
- POSTER 2023-4388 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-235415764
- Subject:
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- Australian National Travel Association -- Posters
- Advertising -- Tourism -- Australia -- Posters
- Advertising -- Shipping -- Australia -- Posters
- Posters, Australian
- Travel posters, Australian
- Travel posters -- Australia
- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) -- Posters
- Australia -- Posters
- Australia -- Description and travel -- 1901-1950 -- Posters
- Australian
- Other authors/contributors:
- Australian National Publicity Association, issuing body
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- Copyright restrictions may apply.
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2043 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1973
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1932
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