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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 81–97 of 97 objects

Photograph of boat and crewmen in Audierne, Brittany

Unknown person(s)
[c.1948]

Photograph of boat in Audierne, Brittany

Unknown person(s)
[c.1948]

Photograph of boat in Audierne, Brittany

Unknown person(s)
[c.1948]

Photograph from Audierne, Brittany

Unknown person(s)
[c.1948]

Photograph of crowd in front of church in Brittany

Unknown person(s)
[c.1948]

Photograph of four women in traditional dress in Brittany

Unknown person(s)
[c.1948]

Photograph of crowd in Brittany

Unknown person(s)
[c.1948]

Photograph of six people in traditional dress in Brittany

Unknown person(s)
[c.1948]

Photograph of Eileen Mayo and Bernard Deuvu[?]

Recipient: Unknown person(s)
[c.1950]

Image of ‘The Golden Girl’ as modelled by Eileen Mayo

Unknown person(s)
date not known

Photograph of Dod Procter’s ‘A Blonde Girl’ modelled by Eileen Mayo

Unknown person(s)
date not known

Photograph of Dod Procter’s ‘The Mirror’ modelled by Eileen Mayo

Unknown person(s)
[c.1940s]

Poster for ‘A Catalogue of Second-Hand Books’ illustrated by Eileen Mayo

Dame Eileen Mayo
[c.1929]

Illustration of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, and one of their children

Dame Eileen Mayo
date not known

Extract from The Sphere featuring illustration by Eileen Mayo

Dame Eileen Mayo, The Sphere (New Zealand)
15 November 1929

Photograph of mural by Eileen Mayo for the Division of Food Preservation in Sydney, Australia

David Potts, Division of Food Preservation (Sydney, Australia)
[c.1960]

Image of mural by Eileen Mayo for the Division of Food Preservation in Sydney, Australia

Unknown person(s), Division of Food Preservation (Sydney, Australia)
date not known
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