Summary

Caricature of a female Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd employee, drawn by George Hoven in 1974, when George was a contract engineering employee for the company.

This caricature is one of 36 caricatures that George Hoven drew of his colleagues during his time with Kodak Australasia. George enjoyed drawing and created his caricatures unofficially, to entertain himself and his fellow workers.

Kodak manufactured and distributed a wide range of photographic products to Australasia, such as film, paper, chemicals, cameras and miscellaneous equipment. Its client base included amateur and professional photographers, as well as specialist medical and graphic art professionals who used photography, x-ray and other imaging techniques.

This item is related to the Kodak collection of products, promotional materials, photographs and working life artefacts collected from Kodak Australasia in 2005, when the Melbourne manufacturing plant at Coburg closed down.

Description of Content

Woman standing sideways, facing left. She is pouring a teapot into a potplant, and holding a saucer. Next to this potplant is another plant in a pot, and a cup and saucer. The woman has red hair, and is wearing a suit jacket and skirt, and shoes.

Physical Description

Original caricature - black ink, red ink or pencil, and grey lead pencil on cream paper.

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