Martha Crawford
General Information
Occupation: Architectural Interior Designer, Artist, Writer
Date of Birth: January 01, 1925
Date of Death: January 01, 1994
Resident City: Waukesha
Resident State/Province: Wisconsin
Resident Country: United States
Archive/Repository: IAWA, Special Collections Newman Library, Ms94-016
Sources: IAWA Newsletter, Fall 1994, Vol. 6
Specialties
Jobs
Employer: Eleanor Lemaire and Associates
Title: Assistant Interior Designer
City: New York City
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1948
End Date: January 01, 1949
Employer: Amos Parrish & Company
Title: Interior Designer, Head of Color and Decor Department
City: New York City
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1950
End Date: January 01, 1952
Employer: Beeston and Patterson
Title: Contract Interior Designer
City: New York City
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1952
End Date: January 01, 1953
Employer: Welton Becket and Associates
Title: Contract Interior Designer, Construction Coordinator
City: New York City
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1952
End Date: January 01, 1953
Employer: Martha Crawford and Associates
Title: Contract Interior Designer, Commercial Interior Designer
City: New York City
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1953
End Date: January 01, 1966
Employer: Pat McGinn Design Associates
Title: Contract Interior Designer
City: Atlanta
State: Georgia
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1966
End Date: January 01, 1967
Employer: Wells M. Squier and Associates
Title: Head of Color and Decor Department
City: Fort Lauderdale
State: Florida
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1967
End Date: January 01, 1968
Employer: VVKR Partnership
Title: Head of Interiors Department, Projects Coordinator Design Collaborative
City: Alexandria
State: Virginia
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1972
End Date: January 01, 1973
Employer: Williams College
Title: Instructor, Principles of Interior Design
City: Fort Lauderdale
State: Florida
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1968
End Date: January 01, 1969
Collaborators
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Honorable Mention, S.M. Hexter Outstanding Interior of the Year
Date Received: January 01, 1959
Name: Dow Chemical Company Competition, Second Place
Date Received: January 01, 1960
Name: President's Plaque
Description: D.C. Metropolitan Chapter Board of Directors, Construction Specifications Institute, Washington, D.C.
Date Received: January 01, 1975
Exhibitions
Title: One-man Show
Description: at Burpee Art Gallery
City: Rockford
State: Illinois
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1948
Title: Exhibition, Architectural League
City: New York City
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1953
Notes: participated in 1953 and 1961
Title: Traveling Exhibition to Museums in the United STates, American Federation of Arts
Country: United Kingdom
Start Date: January 01, 1961
End Date: January 01, 1963
Notable Projects
No projects on record
Education
Institution: Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
Start Date: January 01, 1943
End Date: January 01, 1945
Institution: Rockford College, Rockford, Illinois
Start Date: January 01, 1945
Institution: Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Department: Interior Design
Start Date: January 01, 1945
End Date: January 01, 1948
Institution: New School of Social Research, New York, NY
Department: Painting
Start Date: January 01, 1947
End Date: January 01, 1950
Notes: studied with Stuart Davis, Abraham Rattner, Camilo Egas
Institution: Columbia School of Architecture, New York, NY
Start Date: January 01, 1951
End Date: January 01, 1953
Institution: University of Wisconsin
Department: English
Start Date: January 01, 1978
End Date: January 01, 1984
Notes: took courses in Creative Writing, Writing Fiction, Modern Poetry, The Creative Woman, and Playwriting
Licensing
Professional Affiliations
Organization: New York Metropolitan Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute
Role: First woman member
Start Date: January 01, 1952
Organization: Sub-committee of Architects, New York Chapter American Institute of Architects, New York
Start Date: January 01, 1961
Organization: D.C. Metropolitan Chapter Board of Directors, Construction Specifications Institute, Washington, D.C.
Role: Member
Start Date: January 01, 1975
Organization: Milwaukee Designers and Illustrators Group, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Role: Member
Start Date: January 01, 1981
End Date: January 01, 1985
Publications By
Title: The Store Planning Team
Publication: Interior Design
Date Published: January 01, 1960
Notes: April
Publications About
No publications about on record