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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South Australian Society of Arts
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South Australia School of Arts and Crafts
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Adelaide High School, SA
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Minerva Theatre
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Queenwood, NSW
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Doris Fitton's Independent Theatre
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Cinesound Films
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Garrick Theatre, Melbourne, Vic.
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Tivoli Gallery, Melbourne, Vic.
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South Australian Education Department, SA
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Ab-Intra Studio Theatre, Adelaide, SA
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