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.
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Name
May Stanford Voke
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist
Other Occupation
  • Illustrator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Art teacher (ANZSIC code: 8022)
Birth date
1912
Birth place
Weston-super-Mare, England, UK
Active Period
  • c.1923 - c.1969
Arrival
  • c.1925 (South Australia)
Residence
  • c.1939 - c.1969 Adelaide, SA
  • c.1937 - c.1939 London, England, UK
  • c.1925 - c.1937 Adelaide, SA
  • Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Bristol, England, UK
  • Weston-super-Mare, England, UK
Training
  • c.1937 - c.1939 London Central School of Art, London, England, UK
  • 1929 - 1936 South Australian School of Fine Arts, Adelaide, SA
  • St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School, Adelaide, SA
  • Durban Ladies' College, South Africa
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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References [<ExternalResource: Malin, Lyn (1931), 'Stories of Faerieland', Hassell Press, Adelaide, Voke contributed the illustrations.>, <ExternalResource: Carroll, Alison (1981), 'Graven Images in the Promised Land: A History of Printmaking in South Australia 1836-1981', Adelaide.>, <ExternalResource: Wilson, Shirley Cameron (1988), 'From Shadow into Light', St Peter's, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (1936), 'A Book of South Australia: Women in the First Hundred Years', Adelaide, SA.>, <ExternalResource: (c.1930), The Paint Pot, Adelaide.>] [<ExternalResource: Malin, Lyn (1931), 'Stories of Faerieland', Hassell Press, Adelaide, Voke contributed the illustrations.>]