Fred Ward
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Name
Fred Ward
Other names
Ward, Frederick C.
Ward, Frederick.
Culture
Australian
Gender
Male
Birth date
1900
Birth place
Australia View on map Close map
Death date
21 July 1990
Death Place
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia View on map Close map
Occupations
Decorative / design artist | Designer (furniture) | Printmaker
Summary
Worked: Australia (VIC, ACT). Linocuts.
NGA IRN
15717
Context
Australia
Biography
Frederick Ward
Frederick C. Ward was born in 1900. From the 1920s he was involved with furniture design and in the 1930s was designing furniture for Cynthia Reed's Modern Furniture Shop, for whom Sam Atyeo also designed, and also the Myer Emporium Ltd. He was responsible for the furnishing of several buildings in Canberra, in particular University House in the 1950s. In 1967 he designed furniture ordered by Lady Casey for the Aides' Quarters at Admiralty House, Kirribilli, New South Wales.
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Last Updated
16 Feb 2023