NEWLANDS, Thelma

Artist

(Mrs Gifford-Gayton; Mrs van Schalkwyk; Mrs Currie)

Born 22 Jan 1903 (Durban) Died 1990 (Pretoria)

Worked at the Ceramic Studio/Linnware: 31 October 1928 - 1935; Part-time: 1935-1952

Educated at St Anne's DSG, Hilton. Trained at Durban School of Art and Royal College of Art, London. After completion of her studies [1925] she married Dr Gifford-Gayton who died shortly afterwards as a result of war injuries. She travelled in Europe before returning to South Africa to take up a position at the Ceramic Studio in 1928. Employed as designer/decorator. Married Francois van Schalkwyk in 1932. Later taught art at St Mary's DSG, Pretoria

Works
Tile panels: Native Affairs Dept., Pretoria (Rock art paintings) 1932
Pretoria Hospital, Children's playroom (Peter Pan & the Pirates; Robinson Crusoe; Game Reserve; Pretoria zoo) 1929
1934-5 Table Bay Post Office
Individual tiles: Johannesburg Railway Station: tea room tiles "Circus" tiles

Exhibitions:
1922 (with Gladys Short and Joan Methley): Exhibition of ceramics at the Durban Technical College. (The Natal Mercury, 29 November 1922 p. 10) The biographies of Short and Methley name Elsie Currie but was probably Thelma.

List of projects

With photographs
With notes

Groote Schuur Hospital Children's Ward: 1932. Cape Town, Western Cape - Artist tiled panels

Post Office: 1937. Fouriesburg, Free State - Artist tiled panel

Post Office: 1938. Gordon's Bay, Western Cape - Artist tiled panel

Post Office: 1937 ?. Riebeek East, Eastern Cape - Artist tiled panel

Books citing NEWLANDS

Hillebrand, Melanie. 1991. The women of Olifantsfontein - South African studio ceramics : Die vroue van Olifantsfontein - Suid-Afrikaanse ateljee-keramiek . Pretoria: South African National Gallery. pp 14