Peter Hurst costume designs and associated photographs, 1955-1965

fonds

1955-1965

Graphic Materials, Drawings, Photographs, Textual Records, Clippings

9614639

59 drawings - pencil, pen, ink, watercolour - 37.5 x 28 cm or smaller
53 photographs - gelatin silver - chiefly 20 x 25 cm
0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - newscuttings, photocopies

Peter Hurst (1930-1965) originally worked as an interior decorator before studying art in England. He then became a costume designer and in 1955 began working at Phillip Street Theatre. He also undertook freelance work, including designing Katharine Hepburn's costume for the Taming of the Shrew when she toured Australia in 1955. He produced many of his costume designs from his Artarmon home.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

Upon Peter Hurst's death, collection passed to Hurst's sister Pamela May Gerard, then to her daughter Kahla Gerard.

SERIES 1
Costume designs and sketches, 1955-1965 / drawings by Peter Hurst

SERIES 2
Photographs of theatre productions featuring costumes designed by Peter Hurst, 1955-1965 / by ACP and John Hearder

SERIES 3
Newscuttings chiefly relating to Peter Hurst and theatre productions, ca. 1955-1963

Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of creator plus 70 years
Copyright holder:: Kahla Gerard
Research & study copies allowed:
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales and Courtesy Kahla Gerard