Douglas Shenton Annand (22 March 1903 – 14 December 1976) was an Australian graphic designer and artist.

Early life

Born at

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, to

Frederick Annand Colonel Frederick William Gadsby Annand (7 May 1872 – 22 June 1958) was an Australian businessman and soldier. Early life Annand was born at Toowoomba on 7 May 1872 to rural worker James Annand and Harriet, ''née'' Gadsby. He attended loc ...

and Helen Alice Robinson. Douglas attended

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, located in Moss Vale. He later returned (1956) and painted a mural on the rear wall of the memorial hall at Tudor House. Annand studied commercial art at the

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. He moved to

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in his twenties and remained there for the rest of his life.

Career

After working for several firms, he began as a freelance artist and designer in 1931. His poster for the opening of the

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in 1932 was very well known. He did commercial work for department stores like Farmers, David Jones, Grace Brothers and

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. He designed the ceiling of the Australian Pavilion for the 1937 Paris International Exhibition. In 1939, he became Design Director for the Australian Pavilion at the New York World's Fair. For his work on this pavilion's design he received the 1940 bronze medal from the Australian Commercial and Industrial Artists’ Association. He took government commissions during World War II including the

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. After the Second World War he was commissioned for many murals, winning the

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in 1941, 1947 and 1951. In 1948 he began work for P&O. He designed posters, fabrics, brochures, menus, and many murals for their liners the ''Orcades'' and the ''Oronsay''. He created interiors for the Australian National University. He took a

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for one of his watercolour canvases. His work also extended to magazine covers like ''

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'' and coins. Annand died at

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, Sydney, in 1976, aged 73. He was survived by one of his two sons.

Legacy

In 2000 Annand was inducted into the AGDA (Australian Graphic Design Association) Paperpoint Hall of Fame. Sketches, photographs and correspondence from Annand are held in the

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Fryer Library.

References

* S. Ure Smith (ed), Douglas Annand (Sydney, 1944) * J. Campbell, Australian Watercolour Painters, 1780-1980 (Adelaide, 1983) * Art and Australia, 15, no 1, 1977
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at the Australian Dictionary of Biography. {{DEFAULTSORT:Annand, Douglas Australian graphic designers 1903 births 1976 deaths People from Toowoomba 20th-century Australian painters 20th-century Australian male artists Australian male painters