Rousel studios archive added to the Commons

Published by Paula Bray on February 8, 2010 0 Comments

Artist Stan Denford painting a portrait of Hollywood film star Ruth Chatterton, originally uploaded by Powerhouse Museum Collection.

We have just added several images from the Rousel studios archive collection to the Commons on Flickr. The archive represents a significant record of the work of an important Sydney sign writing and graphic design studio from the 1920s and 30s. This image Shows artist Stan Denford painting a portrait of Hollywood film star Ruth Chatterton that was taken sometime in 1930. This was being painted onto the side of an external wall of a theatre in Sydney. The sign on the suspended platform reads, “H. ROUSEL 38 – 42 OXFORD ST CITY.”

Rousel studios archive collection
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