May Stanford Voke b. 1912

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist
A painter, wood-engraver and art teacher, Voke was to become South Australia's first woman wood engraver. Voke designed costumes and sets for the local Adelaide ballet and contributed illustrations to several publications as well as creating unique wood engravings.

Citations

  • Malin, Lyn (1931), 'Stories of Faerieland’, Hassell Press, Adelaide, Voke contributed the illustrations.

  • Carroll, Alison (1981), 'Graven Images in the Promised Land: A History of Printmaking in South Australia 1836-1981’, Adelaide.

  • Wilson, Shirley Cameron (1988), 'From Shadow into Light’, St Peter’s, SA.

  • (1936), 'A Book of South Australia: Women in the First Hundred Years’, Adelaide, SA.

  • (c.1930), The Paint Pot, Adelaide.

See also

  • 'ADD section 6, plate 247.'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book