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Personal papers of Eileen Mayo

1908–61

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Items available online include letters, from Laura Knight and Dod Procter, and photographs of Eileen and family members at various stages in her life. The collection also includes small artworks including illustration work.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.

Collection Owner
Dame Eileen Mayo 1906–1994
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to the Archive by Eileen Mayo, via her step-son, John Gainsborough, in March 1991.
Reference
TGA 916

97 objects in this collection

  • Personal papers of Eileen Mayo

    97 Objects

Title
Personal papers of Eileen Mayo
Date
1908–61
Description
Items available online include letters, from Laura Knight and Dod Procter, and photographs of Eileen and family members at various stages in her life. The collection also includes small artworks including illustration work.

Details of the remainder of the collection can be found on the Archive catalogue.
Reference
TGA 916

Showing 41–60 of 97 objects

Study of flowers with annotations about colour

Dame Eileen Mayo
date not known

Drawing of corn on the cob

Dame Eileen Mayo
date not known

Envelope containing Eileen Mayo’s hair, inscribed ‘Eileen’s hair Oct 7th 1908’

Unknown person(s)
7 October 1908

Studio portrait photograph of Eileen Mayo

Frank Davis
c.1920–40

Studio portrait photograph of Eileen Mayo

Frank Davis
c.1920–40

Studio portrait photograph of Eileen Mayo

Frank Davis
c.1920–40

Two studio portraits photograph of Eileen Mayo

Frank Davis
c.1920–40

Studio portrait photograph of Eileen Mayo

Marion Hoppé, Emil Otto Hoppé
1940s

Studio portrait photograph of Eileen Mayo

Marion Hoppé
1940s

Studio portrait photograph of Eileen Mayo

Marion Hoppé
1940s

Studio portrait photograph of Eileen Mayo

Marion Hoppé, Emil Otto Hoppé
1940s

Studio portrait photograph of Eileen Mayo

Marion Hoppé
[c.1920–40]

Studio portrait photograph of Eileen Mayo

Emil Otto Hoppé
1930

Studio portrait photograph of Eileen Mayo

Pollaro Crowther
[c.1920–40]

Studio portrait photograph of Eileen Mayo

Unknown person(s)
[c.1920–40]

Photograph, possibly of Eileen Mayo’s father

Unknown person(s)
date not known

Photograph of Eileen Mayo’s father

Unknown person(s)
date not known

Photograph of Eileen Mayo as a child with her Grandmother at Eaton Lodge, Norwich

Unknown person(s)
date not known

Photograph of Eileen Mayo as a child at Eaton Lodge, Norwich

Unknown person(s)
[c.1910]

Photograph of Eileen Mayo as an baby

Unknown person(s)
[c.1906–7]
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