Thelma Afford b. December 1908

Also known as Thelma Thomas
  • Artist
Female costume designer, performer and theatre and fashion journalist whose rich practice took her from Broken Hill to Adelaide and Melbourne before she ended up as the senior art mistress at a private Sydney girls' school. She not only introduced art as a subject to South Australian schools but also designed costumes for early Australian TV drama.
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associate of
South Australian Society of Arts
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associate of
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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associate of
Doris Fitton's Independent Theatre
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Cinesound Films
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associate of
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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Related recognitions
  • To work on the costumes (received)
  • Commissioned to design the costumes for the official celebrations of South Australia's centenary, 1936 (received)
  • Designed the costumes for the very first live dramatic production on Australian television in 1957 (received)
  • Designed the costumes for the very first live dramatic production on Australian television in 1957 (received)
  • To work on the costumes (received)
  • Commissioned to design the costumes for the official celebrations of South Australia's centenary, 1936 (received)