Burke, Frances Mary (1907 - 1994)

Born

1907
Spotswood, Victoria, Australia

Died

1994
Kew, Victoria, Australia

Occupation

Textile designer

Summary

Frances Mary Burke studied at the Melbourne Technical College. She was awarded an MBE for services to design, and in 1987 an Honorary Doctorate by the RMIT Faculty of Art.

Details

Chronology

1932 - 1934

Enrolled in the General Art Course at the Melbourne Technical College

1936 - 1937

Enrolled in the Full Day Art Course, and received a Council Scholarship

1980 - 1983

Chairman of the RMIT Course Advisory Committee for Textile Design

4 June 1987

Recipient of a RMIT University Honorary Doctorate of Arts (Honoris Causa)

Sources used to compile this entry: Art School Student Results c. 1925 - 1935, c. 1925 - c. 1935, Item no. SER-04805, Series S0312; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives; Conferring Ceremony Booklets 1943 - 2013, 1906 - 2013, Series S0129; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives; Student Revenue Cards 1935 - 1945 - BROCK Andrew James - CAMPFIELD Clarence Joseph, 1935 - 1945, Item no. S17000604, Series S0090; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives.

Prepared by: Miranda Francis

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Archival Resources

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives

• Art School Student Results c. 1925 - 1935, c. 1925 - c. 1935, Item no. SER-04805, Series S0312; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
• Conferring Ceremony Booklets 1943 - 2013, 1906 - 2013, Series S0129; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
• Prospectus School of Applied Art c. 1934 - 1950s, c. 1934 - c. 1950, Item no. SER-05090, Series S0402; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
• RMIT Archives Research Files c. 1887 - 2012, c. 1887 - c. 2012, Item no. A08-58003, Accession 2008/039/003; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
• RMIT Gallery Exhibition Brochures / Catalogues 1977 - 2008, 1977 - 2008, Item no. SER-12001, Series S0614; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
• RMIT Publications c.1951 - 2008, c. 1951 - c. 2003, Series S0362; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details
• Student Revenue Cards 1935 - 1945 - BROCK Andrew James - CAMPFIELD Clarence Joseph, 1935 - 1945, Item no. S17000604, Series S0090; Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University Archives. Details

Published Resources

Books

• de Nijs, Jenny, Women as designers in Australia, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, c. 1986. Details

Edited Books

• Brown, Gilbert H. (ed.), Memories of life at RMIT: an anthology of reminiscences contributed by past and present staff and students, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, c.1987. Also available at https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18337001. See page 76 for information about Frances Burke. Details

Online Resources

• Burke, Frances Mary, (MBE, FRSA, FDIA) (1907-1994), Trove, National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-754065. Details
• Dr Frances Burke, Design Institute of Australia, 17 May 2024, https://www.design.org.au/hall-of-fame/dr-frances-burke. Details
• Carter, Nanette, Frances Mary Burke (1904-1994), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2018, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/burke-frances-mary-23843. Details
• Heywood, Anne and Land, Clare, Burke, Frances Mary (1907 - 1994), The Australian Women's Register, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 6 September 2010, https://www.womenaustralia.info/entries/burke-frances-mary/. Details

Images

Title

Frances Burke (designer), 3 June 1952 / photographs by Gordon F. De Lisle

Type

Image

Creator

De Lisle, Gordon F.

Control

Call Number: ON 388/Box 070/Item 116; Record Identifier: Yr8MQA4n

Source

State Library of New South Wales

Details

Created: 22 February 2024, Last modified: 10 December 2024