Thelma Afford b. December 1908

Also known as Thelma May Thomas
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer),
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Costume designer, performer, actor and fashion journalist with a practice from Broken Hill, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne. She also designed costumes for early Australian TV drama. She later became the senior art mistress at Queenwood, a private girls' school, Mosman NSW. She is to considered to have introduced art subjects into South Australian schools.
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Name
Thelma Afford
Also known as Thelma May Thomas
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Theatre / Film Designer)
  • Designer (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer)
Other Occupation
  • Costume designer (ANZSIC code: 9002) -
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022) -
Birth date
December 1908
Birth place
Broken Hill, NSW, Australia
Death date
1996
Death place
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Active Period
  • c.1930 - c.1978
Residence
  • c.1937 - c.1978 Sydney, NSW
  • 1935 - 1937 Adelaide, SA
  • c.1934 - Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1930 - c.1934 Adelaide, SA
Training
  • - Adelaide Presbyterian Girls' College, Adelaide, SA
  • - South Australian School of Arts and Crafts, Adelaide, SA
  • - Broken Hill High School, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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