Bruce Dellit
Australian architect
Charles Bruce Dellit (7 November 1898 – 21 August 1942) was an Australian architect who pioneered the Art Deco style in Australia. He was generally known as Bruce Dellit.
He is known for having designed the Anzac War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney.
Early life and education
Dellit was born on 7 November 1898 in Darlington, Sydney Australia. He was the son of Albert Dellit, a furniture manufacturer and Agnes Gertrude Mack. His full siblings were Albert Cormack, Leo Harold and Ena May. As a child, he attended Christian Brothers' College, Waverley.
After leaving school, Dellit gained employment with the architect John L. Berry and at 16 he enrolled at the Sydney Technical College. From 1919, Dellit studied architecture under Professor Leslie Wilkinson at the University of Sydney for one day a week.
Career
From 1918 Dellit worked for architects Hall & Prentice in Queensland and, after returning to Sydney, joined Spain & Cosh in 1922.
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