Mother and Son - Card
Eileen Mayo
A blank greeting card featuring a reproduction of Eileen Mayo's wood-engraving Mother and Son.
Author: Eileen Mayo
Features: Envelope included
Dimensions: 135 x 175mm
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Eileen Mayo Mother and Son 1954. Wood-engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 1972
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Eileen Mayo: Nature, Art and Poetry
Eileen Mayo: Nature, Art and Poetry
By Peter Vangioni with Jillian Cassidy
Calling on the natural world around her for inspiration, Eileen Mayo’s extraordinary skill with line, colour and composition made her one of Britain’s foremost print artists in 1930s London, where she exhibited alongside the likes of Claude Flight, Sybil Andrews and Cyril Power.
Mayo left it all behind when, in 1953, she abandoned London for Sydney then Christchurch, each move generating a new body of work.
This is the first substantial publication on Mayo, publishing for the first time many of her exquisite neo-romantic wood engravings, prints, designs and book illustrations that continue to enthral and delight audiences.
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This booklet for teachers was produced by the Robert McDougall Art Gallery in 1987.
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Eileen Mayo Mother and Son
Eileen Mayo has a special place in Christchurch’s art history, not only because of her extraordinary prints and illustrious career but also her tangible connections with this city. Mayo settled here in Christchurch in 1967, having established a career as a printmaker and designer in Britain and Australia. Her British contemporaries included Mabel Annesley and Clare Leighton, both of whom are included in this exhibition, and several works by these artists came into the Gallery's collection as part of a gift of British modernist prints by Redfern Gallery director Rex Nan Kivell.
Mayo adored cats. They were a constant source of companionship throughout her life and were regularly used as subjects in her art.
The Golden Age 18 December 2015 – 1 May 2016
Exhibition
Eileen Mayo: Nature, Art and Poetry
9 June 2019
An artist’s intense love of nature echoes throughout her work.