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Clement Meadmore b. 9 February 1929

  • Designer (Industrial / Product Designer),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Well known as a sculptor, Meadmore began his career as a designer. His furniture was sold at Marion Hall Best’s showrooms and his lighting design shown at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics Arts Festival alongside the work of designers such as Grant Featherston. Meadmore ran Max Hutchinson's Gallery A, Melbourne, in the late 1950s. In 1963 he moved to New York, where he concentrated primarily on his work as a sculptor.
  • Biographical Data b. 9 February 1929 Melbourne, VIC
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 10 people
  • Groups 3 groups
  • Works 11 works
  • Exhibitions 4 exhibitions
  • Collections 5 collections
  • Recognitions 3 recognitions
  • References 20 references
  • received
    Balustrade for the Town House Hotel, Canberra, ACT
    Dates
    1960
    Recognition type
    Commission
  • received
    Legend Espresso and Milk Bar Commission
    Dates
    1956
    Recognition type
    Commission
    Description

    Ion Nicolades commissioned Meadmore to design a new interior for the egend Espresso and Milk Bar. Meadmore invited Leonard French to paint seven panels for the Milk Bar on the theme of the Legend of Sinbad.

  • received
    Good Design Award, the Good Design Society, Sydney.
    Dates
    1953
    Recognition type
    Award
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Updated July 1, 2015
Created July 14, 2011
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