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Sir William Glasgow Statue

Mayo undertook the commission for a memorial to Sir William Glasgow. The sculpture has Glasgow in the uniform of an officer of the Light Horse holding a pair of field glasses. The finished bronze statue is about 2.5 metres high. Sir William Glasgow Memorial was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 13 May 2004. This file includes: pamphlet for the Major-General Sir William Glasgow Memorial Appeal (1960); Draft agreement between Douglas Martin Fraser of Mundoolun and Daphne Mayo for a cast bronze statue of the figure of the late Sir William Glasgow, with emendations, unsigned, 1961; typescript regarding the agreement with Mr D. M Fraser, including recommendations for amendments regarding personal insurance, undated, unsigned; newspaper cuttings; receipts from Edward Lumley & Sons; handwritten draft letters and notes by Mayo on envelopes and scraps of paper; invoice for bronze casting; and correspondence. Correspondents include: D.M. Fraser (including letters from dating from 1957, prior to the Statue being commissioned); and a letter from Queensland Railways dated 16 Jun 1978 regarding the re-siting of the Statue of Sir William Glasgow.

Sketch pads and exercise books relating to her artistic work

1 album with slots for art reproduction prints (some have prints inserted) and notes, 22 x 28 cm. 14 sketch, note or memo books with writings, notes relating to her art; sketches; glaze recipes; colour. Most sketch books have not been fully used. Three have names of towns written on the cover and associated sketches: Bolonga/Venice ; Assisi; and Siena. One notebook has notes on motifs and newspaper cuttings inserted at the end. Another notes on dynamic symetry. Another, lined notebook, has notes on State Schools free education and at the other end of the notebook a list of letters to write and bills to pay for Jan 1956. Some have scales for sculptures such as 'Little black baby', 'S. Paterson', and 'Prof. Waterhouse'.

Sketch pads relating to her artistic work

6 large sketch pads and 1 account ledger. Sketch pads have notes and drawings (in pencil, pen). Account ledger (33 cm) has notes on firings of sculptures with dates ranging from 1946 to 1956, lists of names and addresses, and general notes.

Sketches and studies

Sketches and studies. From Brisbane flat. 24 pieces of art: loose; in pencil, pen, oil; on paper, card, envelope. Incomplete sketch book with 24 pages (double sided) of drawings, mostly in pencil. 1 cardboard cutout stencil of a group of three figures.

Societies.

Notices, meeting information, correspondence for various societies and interest groups including: Imperial Arts League (London) (which includes a brochure Copyright and the artist); Society of Artists; Society of Sculptors, Queensland; Queensland Film Society; Brisbane Women's Club; The Colour Club; Arts & Crafts Society of Brisbane; Australian Institute of International Affiars; Property Owners' Association of Queensland; Soil Erosion and Water Consevation Conference; Asian and Pacific Peace Movement; Studio of Realist Art (SORA).

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