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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creator of
Bustard Birds

included in A Book of South Australia: Women in the First Hundred Years (Adelaide 1936).

 
creator of
Kangaroos

included in A Book of South Australia: Women in the First Hundred Years (Adelaide 1936).

 
creator of
Scrub Wren
 
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designed costumes and decor for the local ballet Ulysses

 
creator of
Baboons
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creator of
Parrots
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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.>]