Design Down Under (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1950 June 9 - 1950 July 4

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened June 9, 1950 and closed July 4, 1950. Located in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Design Down Under" was a photo-mural exhibition of Australian native art iwth 22 photo-mural panels prepared from photographs by Martin Metal of the University of California.

Summary

"Design Down Under" was a photo-mural exhibition of Australian native art iwth 22 photo-mural panels prepared from photographs by Martin Metal of the University of California. Featured designs in the photographs included shields, bark paintings, tattooing, baskets, flint knives, axes, and clubs. The Exibition was sponsored by the San Francisco branch of the Australian Department of Information, the San Francisco Museum of Art, and the City College of San Francisco. It was on view in the Corner Gallery of the American Museum of Natural History from June 9 through July 4, 1950.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: The San Francisco branch of the Australian Department of Information; The San Francisco Museum of Art; The City College of San Francisco.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, June 9, 1950. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Corner Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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