Staff of Coles and Garrard
 Catalogue Number: 110 Staff of Coles and Garrard Category: Painting or other art work Sub-Category: Drawing or etching Artist: OVENDEN Dick (1897-1972) Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1936 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Melbourne Description Of Item: Framed cartoon (400 x 270 mm) of the staff of Coles and Garrard Pty Ltd Inscribed 'To Earle Coles with best wishes from a pal, the artist Dick Ovenden 1930.' Historical Significance: Coles and Garrard Pty Ltd was the largest optometry firm in Melbourne from about 1920 until it was sold to OPSM in the 1990s and closed shortly afterwards. Earle Coles was the proprietor. He was a member of the first Victorian Registration Board. It includes an image of William George Cole (top right hand corner) the father of Barry L Cole, who became the foundation professor of optometry at the the University of Melbourne. Richard (Dick) Ovenden (1897-1972) was a well known Melbourne cartoonist and caricaturist. Several pieces of his work are held in the National Library of Australia.1.3 Mb image in Museum iPhoto How Acquired: Donated by Mr W G Cole (1903-1987). Melbourne optometrist Condition: Very good Location: Archive room. East wall Unit 1 Cupboard |