Ann Rachel Church
| Ann Rachel Church | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 7, 1925 South Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | May 17, 1975 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater |
(Royal) Melbourne Technical College (1942-45) National Gallery schools (1946) |
| Occupation | set and costume designer |
Ann Rachel Church (7 May 1925 – 17 May 1975) was a set and costume designer from Australia.[1] Her attention to detail is considered as setting a new standard in Australian theater design for ballet.
Life and education
Church was daughter of merchant,Seymour Church. Her mother Michlia, née Osporat was Russian born. Church traveled a lot in her early age. She attended St Catherine's School, Toorak and finished her higher education from the (Royal) Melbourne Technical College (1942–45). She also studied in the National Gallery schools. Church met her husband,Raymond Hubert Michel Bury in London. They got married on 30 August 1952. They had no children.[1]
Work
Church started her career by designing sets for Les Belles Creoles. Since then, she continued working for the same company and under this company she designed sets for Peter and the Wolf and Prasnik. In 1951 Ann was assigned to design sets for Swan Lake (Act II). The very next year designed decor and costumes for a full length "Swan Lake".[2]
Church left Melbourne in 1952. She went to London and worked as a set designer at the London Palladium. However, by the late 1950s she had returned to Melbourne. After returning to Melbourne, in 1957 she set decorations and costumes for Fête de St Valentin. Her most masterful work The Night is a Sorceress (1959) was also done in Melbourne.[1]
Death
Ann Rachel Church was a patient of infectious endocarditis. She died at Prahran, Victoria on 17 May 1975.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Church, Ann Rachel (1925–1975)". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ↑ Judy Leech. "Ann Church - Designer". Retrieved 25 January 2018.