• Title
  Espresso Rialto Coffee Lounge architectural drawings, [ca. 1956] / Frank G. O'Brien Ltd
• Creator
  Frank G. O'Brien (Firm)
• Call number
  PXD 1485
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  [ca. 1956]
• Type of material
  Architectural and Technical Drawings
• Reference code
  9611767
• Physical Description
  1 drawing - ink, pencil and watercolour on paper - 56 cm x 76.5 cm
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Frank G. O'Brien Ltd was a Sydney design and retail firm working in specialty glass, laminates, furniture and shop-fitting, undertaking many commissions for milk bars and coffee shops. It later prospered as O'Brien Glass.
  
  Hungarian-born artist Frederick B. Lamberger (1907-1986) emigrated to Sydney in 1950. He opened Espresso Rialto Coffee Lounge in 1956 and ran it for three years before selling it and travelling for 18 months. On his return, seeing that the business had closed down, he bought it again, renamed it "Espresso Ginza" and sold it a few months later at great profit.
  
  References:
  Design & Art Australia Online. https://www.daao.org.au/bio/frank-g-obrien/ (accessed 10 August 2018)
  Frederick B. Lamberger : the man and his art / Catherine Gluck. Potts Point, N.S.W. : C. Gluck, c1990
• Scope and Content
  Sheet containing 13 architectural drawings, in ink, pencil and watercolour, for the Espresso Rialto Coffee Lounge at 286 Victoria Street, Kings Cross, Sydney, created by Frank G. O'Brien Ltd. The drawings comprise two ink and wash perspective drawings of the interior, measured floor plan, sections and elevations and details of the display cabinets. The design was created for Frederick B. Lamberger, who purchased the property in 1956.
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
  Rights and Restrictions Information:: No reproduction without prior written approval of copyright holder
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy copyright holder
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  Stamped "Frank G. O'Brien Ltd" and signed by draughtsperson
• Date note
  
  Dated from date of purchase of property by Frederick B. Lamberger
• Name
  Lamberger, Frederick B., 1907-1986
  
• Subject
  Coffeehouses--Designs and plans.
  Coffeehouses--New South Wales--Sydney.
  
• Place
  Victoria Street (Sydney, N.S.W.)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE9624901

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