Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design - 18 Mar 2020
A bent-ply Canberra chair designed by John Wright probably manufactured by Craft
A bent-ply Canberra chair designed by John Wright probably manufactured by Craft, with leather back pad, painted 19 to inside back, 78cm. high
Catalogue notes
The collection of Art Memorabilia on Canberra lists that John Wright FRIBA designed four chairs for the Tourist Class areas of the liner. The SS Canberra was designed for P&O in the late 1950s being named in March 1958 and in service between 1961 and 1997.