olph ▁Gustav ▁Pl ate ▁and ▁the ▁younger ▁brother ▁of ▁artist ▁Mar go ▁Lew ers . ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁in ▁advert ising , ▁he ▁studied ▁part - time ▁at ▁the ▁East ▁Sydney ▁Techn ical ▁College ▁during ▁ 1 9 3 0 – 3 4 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Pl ate ▁travel led ▁to ▁Europe ▁via ▁Cuba , ▁Mexico ▁and ▁the ▁USA . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 3 5 – 4 0 ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s ▁under ▁Bernard ▁Men in sky ▁and ▁at ▁St ▁Mart ins ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁under ▁Viv ian ▁P itch for th ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁P itch for th ’ s ▁ideas ▁on ▁‘ hol istic ▁composition ’ . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁London ▁International ▁Sur real ist ▁Ex hib ition ▁stim ulated ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁coll age . ▁While ▁living ▁in ▁London ▁he ▁also ▁travel led ▁extens ively ▁in ▁Europe , ▁including ▁Sc and in avia ▁and ▁the ▁USS R . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁from ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁he ▁re - est ab lished ▁the ▁Not anda ▁Gallery ▁in ▁R owe ▁Street ▁Sydney , ▁as ▁a ▁contemporary ▁art ▁gallery and ▁later ▁book ▁and ▁print ▁shop ▁foc uss ing ▁on ▁Modern ism . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁Pl ate ▁cur ated ▁many ▁exhib itions ▁at ▁the ▁Not anda ▁Gallery ▁including ▁England ▁Today : ▁Ex hib ition ▁of ▁Modern ▁British ▁Art ▁featuring ▁ 6 4