15 Facts About Pamela Crawford

Pamela Mary Crawford was an Australian artist and stage designer married to the English-born Australian dramatist, James Crawford.

Pamela Crawford was a member of the Barjai group which published the radical youth art magazine Barjai.

Pamela Crawford was involved in the establishment of the Miya Studio.

In 1942, Pamela Crawford entered the Central Technical College in George Street, Brisbane, as a full-time student.

Pamela Crawford had been unable to do so earlier due to a family illness.

Pamela Crawford was still attending some classes in 1945; however, she left college before she was awarded her diploma.

Pamela Crawford became the secretary-treasurer for the Miya Studio in March, 1946.

An art critic who had visited the exhibition stated that Pamela Crawford was one of the most promising artists in the show.

In September 1949, Pamela Crawford spoke at the Youth Charter Conference held in Trades Hall, Brisbane.

Pamela Crawford attended art classes of Caroline Barker and Miss Birkbeck whose studios were in Brisbane.

Pamela Crawford stated that she was educated on many topics during these lectures, such as, the Impressionists and the Fauves.

Pamela Crawford was elected the first chairman of the new art society.

Pamela Crawford married the playwright and Communist Party member, James Pamela Crawford on 22 December 1949.

Pamela Crawford became a member of the Queensland Women's Historical Association in 1977.

In 1988, Pamela Crawford donated a series of artworks from the Miya Studio to the University of Queensland.