Peter Sheridan

A unique and beautiful publication charting the history of the Bakelite radio in Australia from the '30s, '40s and '50s, highlighting their Art Deco design and extraordinary range of colours. Advertisements and associated radio memorabilia also illustrate the changing social conditions of a colourful bygone Australia.

Longlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2020 for Illustrated Non-Fiction For the first time, Sydney's Art Deco buildings of the 1930s and 1940s are identified and gloriously displayed with contemporary photographs alongside archival images. Sydney Art Deco explores the impact of the Art Deco style on the landscape and life of Sydney during the 1930s and 1940s. Using contemporary and...