[Mural and poster designs by Robert Emerson Curtis]

PXD 688/3-10

series

1930 - 1955

Graphic Materials, Watercolours, Watercolours, Photographs

89530

Drawings - 1 pencil drawing
Drawings - 6 watercolour drawings
Photographs - 1 silver gelatin photoprint

[Skiing scene - poster design for NSW Government Railways] -- watercolour; 14 x 29.1 cm (Call No.: PXD 688/3)
[Valley scene - poster design for NSW Government Railways?] -- watercolour and pastel; 14 x 29.5 cm (Call No.: PXD 688/4)
Sketch for mural "Horse power" -- watercolour; 14.2 x 34.5 cm (Call No.: PXD 688/5)
A Crystal Mold Sydney Glass Works -- signed lower left "R Emerson Curtis '39"; pencil drawing; 35.5 x 25.1 cm (Call No.: PXD 688/6)
[3 designs for murals in the Greek Club, Elizabeth Street, Sydney] -- watercolour and coloured paper; each ca. 10.7 x 36.9 cm (Call No.: PXD 688/7-9)
[Poster design] celebrating the piping of fresh water (from the Darling River & Lake system) to Broken Hill in the 1950's and is changing life-styles. This poster used by N.S.W. State Rlys in one of its "new" all-steel "express traings" launched in 1951-52 -- silver gelatin photoprint of original poster; 31.7 x 22.9 cm (Call No.: PXD 688/10)