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Tom Purvis (1888-1959)

Born in Bristol, England, Tom Purvis attended the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts while working in his father's art studio. He then went into advertising, finding employment with Mother and Crowther's Advertising Agency and the Avenue Press printing firm. While working as a freelance designer in the 1930s he published the magazine Poster Progress. By the late 1930s he was described as the 'biggest name in British commercial design'.

The Australian National Travel Association commissioned Purvis to design posters for London billboards to advertise the celebrations associated with Australia's 150th Anniversary.

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