Laurie Carew Archive

Laurie Carew’s archive contains printed material, photographs, slides, ephemera, audio visual and media clippings relating to Myer and Georges, and Laurie Carew’s career as a visual retailer. Laurie Carew (1926-2014) was a visual merchandiser for Myer from 1950 to 1954 before moving to Georges Department Store in 1954 where he worked until 1983. Laurie was born in Deniliquin on the family property, Selbourne. His early career at Alex Miller in Deniliquin was interrupted by the war and then, in 1948, he moved to Sydney where he worked in the city department store, David Jones. By 1950 Carew had moved to Melbourne where he worked with the legendary window dresser Frederick Asmussen (1913-1974) at Myer, where he worked for four years. In 1954 he took up a position with Georges Department Store then located at 162 Collins Street, Melbourne. Carew’s archive is rich in photographs, including many of his window displays for Myer and Georges, as well as fashion parades, and rare installation shots of exhibitions held at Georges Gallery which was a significant player in the promotion of modern art and design. The Archive also contains a collection of Georges ephemera including copies of the Georges Gazette, invitations, wrapping paper, boxes and carry bags. The archive documents Laurie Carew’s thirty-year career as a visual merchandiser at Georges. The collection is housed in 15 boxes, box 4 contains photographs of Myer window displays, box 5 holds photographs of Georges Gallery exhibitions and parades, 6 and 7 hold photographs of Georges window displays; box 8 holds ephemera for Georges, including promotional brochures, advertisements, and gallery exhibition catalogues; boxes 9 and 11 hold biographical material for Laurie Carew, including the typescript of his memoir, and notes for his talks on Georges. Samples of gift wrap, paper bags, and posters for exhibitions and promotions are held in box 2.劳里·卡鲁（Laurie Carew）的档案库涵盖与迈尔百货（Myer）、乔治百货（Georges）相关的印刷物料、照片、幻灯片、易逝藏品（ephemera）、视听资料及媒体剪报，同时收录劳里·卡鲁作为视觉零售从业者的职业相关材料。 劳里·卡鲁（1926-2014）于1950年至1954年间担任迈尔百货视觉陈列师，1954年转至乔治百货任职，直至1983年离职。他出生于丹尼斯利昆（Deniliquin）的家族庄园塞尔本（Selbourne）。早年在丹尼斯利昆的亚历克斯·米勒（Alex Miller）工作期间，职业生涯因战争中断；1948年他迁居悉尼，供职于市中心百货公司大卫琼斯（David Jones）。1950年，卡鲁迁至墨尔本，与传奇橱窗陈列师弗雷德里克·阿斯姆森（Frederick Asmussen，1913-1974）一同在迈尔百货工作，时长四年。1954年，他入职位于墨尔本柯林斯街162号的乔治百货。 该档案库藏有丰富的照片资料，包括其为迈尔百货与乔治百货设计的诸多橱窗陈列作品、时装秀场实拍，以及乔治美术馆（Georges Gallery）举办展览的罕见展陈实景照片——该美术馆曾在现代艺术与设计的推广领域发挥重要作用。档案还收录了乔治百货的各类易逝藏品，包括《乔治公报》（Georges Gazette）副本、邀请函、包装纸、包装盒与手提袋等。本档案完整记录了劳里·卡鲁在乔治百货长达三十年的视觉陈列师生涯。 该藏品共计收纳于15个档案箱中：第4箱存放迈尔百货橱窗陈列的相关照片；第5箱收纳乔治美术馆展览与时装秀场的照片；第6箱与第7箱存放乔治百货橱窗陈列的照片；第8箱收纳乔治百货的易逝藏品，包括宣传手册、广告物料及美术馆展览目录；第9箱与第11箱收纳劳里·卡鲁的生平资料，包含其回忆录打字稿与乔治百货主题演讲笔记。第2箱则存放礼品包装纸、纸袋以及展览与推广活动海报的样本。