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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Name
Thelma Afford
Also known as Thelma Thomas
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist
Other Occupation
  • Costume designer
  • Art teacher
Birth date
December 1908
Birth place
Broken Hill, NSW
Death date
1996
Active Period
  • c.1930 - c.1978
Residence
  • c.1937 - c.1978 Sydney, NSW
  • 1935 - 1937 Adelaide, SA
  • c.1934- Melbourne, Vic.
  • c.1930 - c.1934 Adelaide, SA
Training
  • Adelaide Presbyterian Girls' College, Adelaide, SA
  • South Australian School of Arts and Crafts, Adelaide, SA
  • Broken Hill High School, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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Related recognitions
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • To work on the costumes (received)