Papers of Arthur J. Robinson, 1967-1991 (bulk 1987-1991) [manuscript]. [1967-1991]

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Papers of Arthur J. Robinson, 1967-1991 (bulk 1987-1991) [manuscript]. [1967-1991]

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MS Acc10.016 comprises floor plans, technical drawings, sketches, photographs, correspondence and texts documenting Arthur J. Robinson's career as a graphic designer, largely in his role as consultant to the National Library of Australia. The records include manuscript and copies of furniture designs and layouts for all floors in the Library, including its reading rooms. There are original sketches of furniture, as well as several black and white photographs of interior views of the Library and a montage looking west from the Library from ca. 1968. Other papers relating to the Library include a promotional booklet published by the National Capital Development Commission, ca. 1969, correspondence relating to Robinson's design brief, a report by Walter Bunning on the Library's exhibition areas, and a statement by Robinson on "Visual factors in the arrangement of the Library foyer". In addition, there are floor plans for the Myer Emporium in Melbourne, new Parliament House in Canberra and several other commercial premises (18 map folios, 1 fol. box).

1.70 m. (18 map folios) + 1 fol. box.

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Bunning, Walter, 1912-1977

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Architect and town planner; Chairman of the NSW Town and Country Planning Advisory Committee 1945-1964 and Vice-President of the Trustees of the NSW Art Gallery since 1961; holder of the NSW Board of Architects Travelling Scholarship 1937-1939 and winner of the NSW Board of Architects Australian Medallion in 1939. In 1961 he was appointed principal architect for the National Library. Bunning is still a practising partner in the firm of architects and town planners, Bunning, Smith, Potter and Mad...

National Library of Australia.

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Much of this collection was originally sent as specimen material to the National Library by the then Postmaster-General's Dept. Other material was presented to the Library or p̀assively' obtained in similar ways. The collection is not comprehensive. From the description of Philatelic items [manuscript]. 1860-1985. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225843143 ...

Robinson, Arthur J., 1921-2008

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Graphic designer. Arthur J. Robinson was born in Australia in 1921. After Army service during the Second World War, Robinson trained as a graphic designer at East Sydney School of Art. He established a multidisciplinary studio in Sydney, and married and had two sons. From 1964-1980 Robinson was engaged as a consultant by the National Library of Australia. He worked with Fred Ward on designs for the public and office areas. He used Australian timbers, fabrics and carpets in his work ...