The short cut to the colourful East, Qantas Empire Airways

Artist: Weston, Harry. | Title: The short cut to the colourful East, Qantas Empire Airways | Date: c.1938 | Technique: lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones [or plates]
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Primary Artist

Harry Weston (1874–)

Title

The short cut to the colourful East, Qantas Empire Airways

Date made

1936 – c.1938

Place made

Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Poster

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones [or plates]

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left within image, 'HARRY J. WESTON'. Printed lower right, 'BOYLAN & CO.PTY. LTD., Sydney'.

Matrix size

97.5 x 62.2 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Collection: The Frank Burdett archive of his Australian commercial lithography, acquired 1987.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

75212

Creators

Weston, Harry. | (1874–) Australian | Male | artist

Burdett, Frank. | (1897–1971) Australian | Male | printer

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Weston, Harry. | Title: The short cut to the colourful East, Qantas Empire Airways | Date: c.1938 | Technique: lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones [or plates]
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 87.168

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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