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Correspondence and Records relating to works of art, 1950s

Approximately 80 letters (including telegrams) from 5 Mar 1950 to 26 Oct 1959. Correspondents include: C.G. Pilling (Monumental Sculptor); National Gallery of South Australia regarding making another casting of the bronze head of Lloyd Rees; Youngs Pty Ltd (Customs, Shipping and Forwarding Agents); The Macquarie Galleries; John Galizia (Fine art founders); National Gallery of New South Wales, including letters about the "Dr Christine Rivett Bronze", "Kathleen", and copyright; Australian Physiotherapy Assocation; Moreton Galleries; Jack Mulholland (Consulting engineer); Brisbane City Council regarding damage to the Women's War memorial; Newcastle War Memorial - Cultural Centre Committee; University of Queensland, including letters about the bust of J.D. Story; The Art Bronze Foundry (London): and the Winton Shire Council regarding the inscription of the Waltzing Matilda Monument.

Correspondence and Records relating to works of art, 1960s

Letters (approximately 38) from 29 Jan 1960 to 7 Oct 1968. Correspondents include: The Australian Women's Weekly; G.A. Blackburne, Architect; Art Bronze Foundry, London; University of Queensland; The Council of Knox Grammar School; Queensland Cane Growers' Council; Commonwealth Art Advisory Board; Battaglia & C., Milano (addressed 'To the valued Sculptrix'). On the back of one letter (21 Jul 1964), addressed to Vida Lahey, there are notes "My complaints" regarding one of her works (possibly the Glasgow statue).

Correspondence and Records relating to works of art, 1970s

Letters and telegrams (approximately 10) from 8 Apr 1970 to 4 Mar 1976. Correspondents include: D.M. Cameron (Member for Griffith) with copies of letters from the Attorney-General, Canberra, regarding copyright of sculptures in public places; Macquarie Galleries; Fryer Memorial Library of Australian Literature regarding acquiring a donation of a sculputure by Mayo; and Judith McKay.

Correspondence and Records relating to works of art, Undated and fragments

Undated letters to Daphne Mayo. Correspondents include: Lord Mayor's Office (invitiation to morning tea in her honour); Sculptors' Society of Australia (acceptance of her as a member); David Jones Art Gallery (copy of a letter to G. F. Lewers); C.F. Bennett; Queensland National Art Gallery (acknowledging her application for position of Director at the Gallery); J.C. Selwyn King; William Bustard; Wilson & Co. ; and Grosvenor Galleries.

Shrine of Remembrance, National War Memorial of Victoria

On cover of original folder "Melbourne Shrine Figures" (original folder discarded). This file includes incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding the commissioning of eight symbolical figures to be placed in the Inner Sanctuary of the Shrine of Remembrance (the National War Memorial of the State of Victoria). Daphne Mayo was selected by the Citizens' Committee of the National War Memorial of Victoria to submit a model for the figure of 'Integrity'. Due to insufficient funds the committe was unable to proceed with the commissioning of the Figures. The file also has a copy (no. 11) of the National War Memorial Specification. Respecting eight marble figures for inner shrine for the "Shine of Remembrance" at The Domain, South Yarra for The Committee of the National War Memorial. This copy has bound with it The first brochure on the first premiated design The National War Memorial of Victoria (1924); two folded plans for the 'Detail section of inner shrine of remembrance' and 'Plan at Shrine Floor Level'; and the Offical guide to the Shrine of Remembrance : The Domain Melbourne (signed by Daphne).

King's School War Memorial

This file contains correspondence regarding the bronze scuplture by Mayo commemorating former students of King's School who died in service or were killed in action in World War Two. Includes notes; drawings; reproduction prints; eight b&w photographs (5 are bromide photographs) of the College chapel and school; and publications by the King's School (the magazine from 1948, Dedication of a Memorial 1953, a brochure of the School).

Sir Thomas Blamey Bust

Correspondence regarding the commission to make a bronze bust of the late Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey.

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.

Winton Silver Swaggie

This file comprises correspondence from the Winton Tourist Promotion Association to Daphne Mayo regarding the design of a Silver Swaggie. In 1959 Mayo completed the Jolly Swagman Statue for Winton and a picture of this statue appears on their letterhead.

Correspondence and Records relating to works of art, 1918 to 1929

12 letters from 6 Aug 1918 to 23 Dec 1929. Correspondents include: Lewis McDonald (Secretary for the David Bowman Memorial Committee) (2 letters); N.C. Aitken of Streatham (13 Mar 1920); Chiurazzi (2 Nov 1925); J.W. Singer & Sons (4 Nov 1925); The Registrar, University of Queensland re the bust of Sir Matthew Nathan (5 Mar 1926); Cecil Dunn (28 Aug 1928); Bristish Medical Association re the Bancroft Memorial Medal (23 Jul 1928); Wunderlich Ltd re Stations of the Cross for Holy Spirit Church New Farm (20 Nov 1929).

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