Decoration and Glass

Decoration and Glass, was an English-language trade journal, issued from 1935 to 1949, and published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

While the earliest edition of Decoration and Glass was issued May 1935, the journal was published simply as Glass'between 1934 and 1935.

[1] While Glover, was the same Walter Frederick Glover, who went on to some degree of infamy as the champion of the art of Rosaleen Norton, and the publisher of a book of her art, resulting in his being charged by police with the production of an obscene publication.

[2][3][4] Appearing directly after the height of the Great Depression in Australia, the journal's focus on colourful interior decoration, decorative and ornamental architecture and glass work was considered progressive for its time.

[1] In addition to reflecting the styles and fashions of the period, the journal also reflected the increasing individual wealth and home ownership of the time, as Australia's economy slowly recovered.