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Photographs sent to Daphne Mayo and others taken by or given to Lila Mayo

Photographs and illustrations. Includes photgraphs: sent to Mayo (envelope included); picnic lunch of the Orchid Lovers Club (Lila Mayo was probably a member), pictures of orchids, last lunch after happy time at Roberts Plateau; two envelopes of photographs; a photograph of 4 men in arab dress, one of whom is Richard Mayo (Daphne Mayo's brother) (previously in frame that is now discarded). Envelope, that contained xrays (discarded due to vinegar syndrome) with the name 'Miss Mc.Arthur' written on cover, 5 Sep 1963.

Academy drawings

Mostly pen and pencil Academy drawings from the 1920s, some with notes.

Life and head studies

Pastel and pencil on paper: Life and head studies (from Brisbane flat), possibly done as a Royal Academy student. Hand study (63 x 48 cm), window mounted (86 x 63 cm), formed part of the Queensland Art Gallery Exhibition Daphne Mayo : let there be sculpture, Nov 2011 to Jan 2012.

Notes and writings

Handwritten and typescript notes on sculpture, artistic techniques, saving Anzac Square, history of the Godfrey Rivers Bequest, Queensland Art Fund, Queensland National Gallery, stories, lists of glazes, commentaries. Written on notepaper, scraps of paper and envelopes.

Newspaper cuttings

Newspaper cuttings mostly likely collected by Mrs Mayo about her interests like birs and nature. Includes some of those articles we wrote in the Brisbane Courier under the name "Marmee". These papers are presumed to be from the estate of her mother, Lila Mayo.

Early works, 1921-1923

27 photographic works: Model of a boy 1921 and Headless Female Figure 1921 (Headless female figure is photographed with Model of a boy; 1 photograph and 6 negatives); Students head A & B (7 photographs); Grecian woman ca. 1923 (1 photograph); Female life study 1922 (9 photographs/negatives); Female life study 1923 (2 photographs); Female life study 1923 (1 photograph).

Publications

Publications that belonged to Lila Mayo. These papers are presumed to be from the estate of her mother, Lila Mayo.

Comprises:
Chisholm, A. (1922). Bird seeking in Queensland (1770-1922). Brisbane: Carter-Watson.[Inscribed and signed by author, June 1922]
Hall, R. (1906). A key to the birds of Australia (2nd. ed.). Melbourne: Walker, May &. [Annotations, notes, poetry by Lila Mayo]
Mitchell, E., & Cazneaux, H. (1950). Australian treescapes : A photographic study (Ure Smith miniature series ; 7). Sydney: Ure Smith. [Letter from ‘Verity’ to ‘Marmee’ inserted]
Read, H. (1931). The meaning of art. London: Faber and Faber. [Inscribed: To my dearest ones from Mayo June 1st 1936]
Ure Smith, S. (1943). Australian present day art (Present day art in Australia). Sydney: Ure Smith. [Inscribed: with love to Mum & Dad just to remind them how clever they are! March 2nd 1944 Daphne].
Zweig, S. (1947). Balzac. London : Cassell. [Inscribed: to my Mother and Father with love, March 1951]

Diaries, travel journals, notes, visitng cards, passport.

Includes: travel diaries from when Bill and Lila Mayo travelled in 1929; notebook with notes on birds (1923-1926); passport for the Mayo's; visiting cards for W. McA. Mayo. These papers are presumed to be from the estate of her mother, Lila Mayo.

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