Benalla Art Gallery presents thirteen watercolour illustrations by Desmonde Downing, a distinguished set and costume designer, actor, and singer who contributed to Australian theatre in the 1950s and 1960s. This exhibition includes Downing’s costume designs for Ned Kelly , Douglas Stewart’s verse play stage in Sydney in 1956 under John Sumner’s direction.

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Desmonde DOWNING

Ned Kelly as Bushranger 1956

watercolour, pencil, fabric on paper on cardboard

Benalla Art Gallery Collection