Daphne Mayo
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Daphne Mayo
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| Born |
1 October 1895 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 31 July 1982 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Known for | Public sculptures |
| Home town | Brisbane |
| Parent(s) | Lila Mary and William McArthur Mayo |
Daphne Mayo MBE (1 October 1895 – 31 July 1982) is a significant 20th-century Australian artist, most prominently known for her work in sculpture, particularly the tympanum of Brisbane City Hall, and the Women’s War Memorial in ANZAC Square.
Born in Balmain, Sydney in 1895, she was educated in Brisbane at St. Margaret's Anglican Girls School, and received a Diploma in Art Craftsmanship from the Brisbane Central Technical College in 1913. At the college she was strongly influenced by L.J Harvey who initiated her interest in modelling. She further developed her skills in this medium when she was presented with an opportunity to go to London in 1919 through an art scholarship provided by Queensland Wattle League. There she took a position as an assistant sculptor before her acceptance into the Sculpture School of the Royal Academy.
Despite her small frame, she produced many physically demanding works that were carved in situ. On her return to Brisbane in 1925, Daphne created a number of local works including:
She lobbied successfully on numerous occasions for funding for the fledgling Queensland Art Gallery, established with painter colleague Vida Lahey an Art Reference Library at the University of Queensland in 1936, was a trustee of the Queensland Art Gallery (1960–67), and left her private papers to The University of Queensland's Fryer Library.
For campaigning vigorously for the arts in Queensland during this time she was awarded the Society of Artists' medal in 1938 and MBE in 1959.
The Daphne Mayo Visiting Professorship in Visual Culture The School of English, Media Studies and Art History at The University of Queensland established the annual Daphne Mayo Visiting Professorship in Visual Culture, featuring each year, a major world figure to visit Brisbane to speak about the latest trends, influences, and theories in their area of visual culture, and to give public lectures and take master classes with postgraduate students at The University of Queensland.
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