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Latitude
51.0575
Longitude
-1.3075
Start Date
1912-01-01
End Date
1912-01-01

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ID
tba1cf

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DAAO URL
https://www.daao.org.au/bio/richard-beck
Birth Place
Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
poster designer and cartoonist, designed Orient Line Cruises 1937 (NGA). He contributed to Australia: National Journal and Australia Week-end Book 2 (1943), p.111: 'The art of being rude: Cairo impression’ – Egyptian man poking out his tongue. This entry is a stub. You can help the DAAO by submitting a biography. Writers: Kerr, Joan Date written: 1996 Last updated: 2007
Born
b. 1912
Summary
Beck practised as an industrial designer and graphic artist in the UK and Australia. He designed travel posters for the Orient Line, London Transport, stamps for Australia Post and the 1956 Melbourne Olympics among others. His package design work is illustrated in R. Haughton James, The Arts in Australia series, "Commercial Art", Longmans, 1963.
Gender
Male
Died
1985
Age at death
73