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Minute book for Advisory Art Committee

Minutes of meetings of the Advisory Art Committee of the Queensland National Art Gallery from 20 Mar 1931 to 4 May 1937. 93 pages of the 256 have handwritten minutes. Pasted onto pages 257-258 is a typescript copy of 'Rules and regulations for the Guidance of the Advisory Art Committee'

Queensland Art Gallery

Founders of the Australian Academy of Art

Photograph taken by Les Dwyer, Canberra Studios, Manuka of the 11 delegates at the inaugural meeting in Canberra in June 1937 which founded the Australian Academy of Art. Photograph of Daphne Mayo in the front row, with Norman Carter, Sydney Ure Smith, Robert Gordon Menzies (the Federal Attorney-General), Rayner Hoff, and John Eldershaw. In the back row are William Beckwith McInnes, Han Heysen, Robert Henderson Croll, Harold Brocklebank Herbert and William Rowell. All figures identified in pen along lower margin of photograph; photographer's signature lower right margin and studio stamp on verso.

Dwyer, L. J., 1892-1962

Daphne : Nov 1937 to Nov 1940

Daphne : Nov 1937 to Nov 1940 written on cover of All Schools exercise book. First page has name and address list including Daphne Mayo's address in Sydney and Fulham Road in London. Exercise book used as a ledger to record transactions for the rental property consisting of 3 flats, a cottage, studio and tennis court, associated expenses, money banked, names of the tennants, weekly rent. Some of these records can be attributed to her parents, mostly likely her father, Bill Mayo, as Daphne was in Europe in the late 1930s. From 14 August 1938 the cottage is rented to 'Mayo'. The Studio to rented to Vida from September 1938.

Daphne : a/cs from Dec 1 1940

Daphne : a/cs from Dec 1 1940 written on cover of Queensland exercise book. First page has name and address list including Daphne Mayo's address at 231 George St, Sydney. Exercise book used as a ledger to record transactions for the rental property consisting of 3 flats, a cottage, and tennis court, associated expenses, money banked, names of the tennants, weekly rent. Some of these records can be attributed to her parents, mostly likely her father, Bill Mayo. Transactions are from 2 Dec 1940 to 21 Apr 1941.

Model of Little Blackie

Fibreglass model, painted green with some gold. The Little Blackie sculpture depicts the smaller than life-sized head of an Aboriginal baby. One of the most reproduced of all Daphne Mayo's works. One bronze head was purchased by the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) from the Three Sculptors Exhibition in Sydney in 1946. Daphne Mayo would not assigned copyright to the the AGNSW.

Cyrano de Bergerac

Commission by American Serviceman Captain Robert Carson. Note: looks like photograph of newspaper clipping. Portrait of a man de Bergerac?

Dec 1942 to Sept 28 1946

Dec 1942 to Sept 28 1946 written on cover of All Schools exercise book. First page has name and address list including Daphne Mayo's address at 231 George St, Sydney and a c/o Mrs Savery 'Montana' Cremorne Point. Exercise book used as a ledger to record transactions for the rental property consisting of 3 flats, and a cottage, associated expenses, money banked, weekly rent. Transactions are from 4 Dec 1942 to 30 Sep 1946.

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