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Richard L. (1912-1985)
Beck



Image Credits: AGDA

Lieutenant Richard Beck served with the Military History Section in the Middle East and in the Pacific theatre between 1940-1945.
Photograph by Barbara Joan Isaacson.
(License: Public Domain)




Awards:

1956 Olympic Games Poster Design Competition
Melbourne Olympic Committee (1954)
Winner

Best Poster, Silk Screen
Outdoor Advertising Association of Australia (1954)
First Prize

Best Full Page Magazine Advertisement
Architecture and Arts (1954)
Runner-up

International Stamp Congress (Milan, 1956)
Bronze Medal

Industrial Design Council of Australia (1959)
Certificate

Best Australian Export Pack
National Packaging Association of Australia (1960)
Gold Medal

National Packaging Association of Australia (1961)
Certificate

Royal Adelaide Exhibition (1963)
Gold Medal

Australian Commercial and Industrial Artists Association
Certificate of Merit

Australian Commercial and Industrial Artists Association
Fellow of the Australian Commercial and Industrial Artists Association

AGDA Hall of Fame (1992)
Posthumously Inducted

DIA Hall of Fame (2015)
Posthumously Inducted


Notable Works:

1956 Melbourne Olympic Games Poster

Hosie's Hotel Mural

Coonawarra Estate Wine Label


Richard Beck is born in Christchurch, Dorset, England. 01

Born
1912

Educated at The Glasgow Academy in Glasgow, Scotland. 02

The Glasgow Academy
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Educated at Sevenoaks School in Kent, England. 03

Sevenoaks School
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Educated at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, England. 04

Slade School of Fine Art
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Educated at the Blocherer Schule in Munich, Germany. 05

Blocherer Schule
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Returns to London and establishes a consultancy as a graphic designer. Through the 1930s, Richard designs posters, booklets and advertisements. 06

Consultancy in London
1930s

Richard is appointed design consultant on the British Pavilion at the New Zealand Centennial Exhibition in Wellington, New Zealand. 07

New Zealand
1939

Moves to Australia. 08

Australia
1940

Serves with the Second Australian Imperial Force (AIF). 09

Australian Imperial Force
1940-1945

Marries Barbara Joan Isaacson. 10

Marriage
1943

Richard and Barbara set up their own Photographic business. 11

Photography Business
1946-1948

Establishes Richard Beck Associates, design consultants for advertising and industry. Produces packaging, corporate image design, exhibition design and general advertising work. 12

Richard Beck Associates
1950

Richard is the visiting lecturer in graphic design at RMTC (later RMIT). 13

RMTC/RMIT
1956-1969

Appointed head of Graphic Design at Prahran Technical College. 14

Prahran Technical College
1969-1972
1985

DEATH

Richard Beck is posthumously inducted into the AGDA Hall of Fame. 15

AGDA Hall of Fame
1992

Richard Beck is posthumously inducted into the DIA Hall of Fame. 16

DIA Hall of Fame
2015

Last updated: 19/04/23








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