Summary

An educational chart or poster, illustrated by Percy Trompf, issued by the Visual Education Centre, 124 Latrobe Street, Melbourne, Department of Education Victoria.

The Visual Education Centre, part of the Department of Education Victoria, was established in the 1940s to meet the developing interest in teaching aids that were more engaging than textbooks alone. Inspired by American film strips, Victorian school teacher E. J. Perry began making 35mm film strip education aids for his own classes and later became Head of the newly formed Visual Education Centre, operating from the Melbourne Technical College, with 36 staff of teachers, artists, photographers and projectionists by 1951. In 1948, the salary offered for an adult male commercial artist at the Visual Education Centre was £424; for an adult female it was £339.

Percival Albert (Percy) Trompf (1902 Beaufort - 1964 Heidelberg) was a prominent Australian commercial artist who created posters for the National Safety Council of Australia from 1939. After completing his education at Ballarat Technical Art School he began working at a commercial art studio in 1923, creating packaging designs for Melbourne confectionary manufacturer. He later established his own studio and was well known for his poster artwork promoting Australia as a travel destination. He served as a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1942 - 1948.

The poster was a part of the visual teaching materials that were provided to teacher, Miss Amy Turner, in 1954-1955 when she was teaching at Penleigh Girls Grammar.

Physical Description

Colour poster.

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