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
Charles Chauvel
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associate of
George Bell
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associate of
Pierre Fornari
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child of
William James Thomas
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child of
née Henderson Ethel Thomas
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spouse of
Max Afford
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associate of
Elsa Chauvel
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associate of
J. C. Williamson
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associate of
Doris Fitton
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associate of
Ken Hall
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associate of
Loma Kyle Turnbull Lautour
1908
Artist, Artist (Sculptor)

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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)