Eileen Mayo b. 1906

  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Designer (Graphic Designer)
Female artist of the Slade School and Académie Montmartre who studied under Henry Moore and Ferdinand Léger. Mayo briefly produced tourist posters in Australia after travelling from England and before migrating to New Zealand.
Tags: Poster design, Postage stamp
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Citations

  • John Gainsborough (1 January 1994), '“Dame Eileen Mayo”’.

  • Powerhouse Museum, 'Tourism poster, 'Discover… Australia’', Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW.

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  • McCulloch, A. (1984), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, Second edition, Melbourne, Vic.

  • Hetherington, Michelle (1999), 'Follow the Sun – Australian Travel Posters 1930s-1950s NLA 1999’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT.

  • See Dictionary of Australian Artists files and New Zealand catalogue on Mayo’s life and work. Information sourced from, Kerr, Joan.

  • Baddeley, Catalogue, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW, page 5.

Initial data sources

  • Black and white artists

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