Thelma Dahle enjoying a shandy, helping out in the kitchen, celebrating her nieces engagement party 1952.
Thelma Dahle was born in Maitland, NSW, Australia
At a very early age She wanted to immortalize her mother’s face so she could remember her just as she was, this started her career as an artistHer ability to chase high profile people brought her to do life casts of some famous Australians from the 1930s to the 1970s.
Thelma was also able to reduce her life casts by using a pantograph to get an exact miniature copy.
Life casts in her collection are from the faces of
Sir Donald Bradman [Read More]
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith
Captain Charles Ulm
Dr J J.C Bradfield
Jack Lang
Bert Bailey
Dorothy Brunton
Jimmy Carruthers
Jean Batten
View Articles in reference to Thelma Dahle;
Advertisement-sign; Page 1
1970-Thoughts of Chairman Mao; Page 2 - Part 1
1970-Hobby of Heads; Page 2 - Part 2
1970-She's after Jack Lang's Head; Page 3
1970-She wants to mask our politicians; Page 4
1970's Thelma the Head hunter, she wants Gough and Big Mal; page 5
1970's How to get a head with plaster; Page 6
1972- Life Mask For bridge ceremony; Page 7
1975- Head hunter of Merrylands; Page 8
1975- Memento of Lang; Page 9
1977- Thelma with Kevin Stuart,M.L.A and bust of Jack Lang after who the Administration and Acute Ward Block is named; Page 10
1978- Smithy had face in plaster; Page 11
1978- Old friends are re-united; Page 12
1979- Thelma with bust of Jack Lang; Page 13
1980- Head hunter Quits; Page 14
1980- She lets fame go right to the head; Page 15
1980- Famous men sit for her; Page 16
1980-Thelma reveals head bust secret; Page 17
1980-Secret way to sculpt; Page 18
