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