Piper Alpha Memorial Banner
Artist
Julie Montgarrett
(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, born 1955)
AssociatedAssociated with
Piper Alpha
Date1988 - 1989
Object NameBanner
Mediumpolyester and cotton
ClassificationsTextiles
DimensionsOverall: Height: 231.14 cm, Width: 231.14 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1989 by the Victorian Trades Council, Australia.
Copyright© Julie Montgarrett (2018)
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS014959
About MePresented to the City of Aberdeen by the Victorian Trades Hall Council as a token of condolence to express "the concern of workers in Australia over the horrifying accident on the Piper Alpha oil rig on July 7th, 1988". Although the disaster struck on the 6th July, due to the time difference with Australia, the news arrived there on the 7th July 1988.In 1980 Montgarrett was awarded a Graduate Diploma of Textiles (Embroidery) from RMIT University, Melbourne.
From 1982 Montgarrett worked as a textile artist, artist in residence, lecturer and exhibition coordinator. She held solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions throughout Australia, in Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom.
More About Me
Piper Alpha, an oil platform some 120 miles NE of Aberdeen, exploded and caught fire on July 6th 1988, killing 167 men. This commemorative banner came from Australia.
National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (Aberdeen)
