toymaker, was born Alison Wickham Davies on 2 October 1902 in New South Wales. After studying at Julian Ashton’s Sydney Art School, she married a grazier, Wilfred Hall Pownall (1897-1972), and went to live at Burleith, Gunnedah. While assisting in managing the farm and caring for her two children, Alison fostered her artistic talents by decorating the home and caring for the extensive garden. She was also well known for the finely crafted soft toys she made on her Wilcox & Gibbs sewing machine. In about 1940 she and Wilf made a miniature dolls’ house as a present for their daughter Pam. Alison Pownall died on 2 February 1991.
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- Writers:
- Black, Pru
- Date written:
- 1995
- Last updated:
- 2011
