Charles Troedel Archive

06/28/22 • 36 min

Charles Troedel Archive explores nineteenth century Melbourne through the lens of advertising, and the artwork of Charles Troedel. Troedel helped shape a visual cultural identity which continues today. This talk was originally given for Melbourne Design Week 2022. Talk by Amanda Scardamaglia, Associate Professor and Department Chair of the Swinburne Law School and author of Printed on Stone: The Lithographs of Charles Troedel.
Presented by Public Record Office Victoria.

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Look History in the Eye, Melbourne - Charles Troedel Archive

Transcript

Note: the below transcript doesn't include the introduction.
Amanda Scardamaglia
I'm really thrilled to be here in person and to see so many people here today at Design Week to present on the Charles Troedel Archive which draws on my book "Printed on Stone: The Lithographs of Charles Troedel" which was published almost two years ago to the day in 2020. So as you know, the theme for Design Week, or as you may know, the theme for Design Week this year is 'design the world you want' and in