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POSTER: EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) AUSTRALIA / THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. Circa 1956. 39x25 inches. McLaren & Co., Melbourne.
EILEEN MAYO (1906-1994) AUSTRALIA / THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. Circa 1956.
39 1/2x25 inches. McLaren & Co., Melbourne.
Condition A-: repaired tears through bottom edge, some affecting text.
A vibrant and exotic view of "Longspined Butterfly-fish & Heron Island Volute," as well as some of the bright coral that inhabits the Great Barrier Reef. One of Australia's most renowned attractions, the Great Barrier Reef was the subject of a handful of posters during the 1930s. Percy Trompf and Gert Selheim both designed images focusing on the extraordinary natural beauty of this wonder of the natural world. British-born Mayo was a painter, illustrator and printmaker. She moved to Australia in 1953, and designed a series of posters highlighting some of the continent's exotic wildlife including kangaroos and koalas. Lebovic 10,
39 1/2x25 inches. McLaren & Co., Melbourne.
Condition A-: repaired tears through bottom edge, some affecting text.
A vibrant and exotic view of "Longspined Butterfly-fish & Heron Island Volute," as well as some of the bright coral that inhabits the Great Barrier Reef. One of Australia's most renowned attractions, the Great Barrier Reef was the subject of a handful of posters during the 1930s. Percy Trompf and Gert Selheim both designed images focusing on the extraordinary natural beauty of this wonder of the natural world. British-born Mayo was a painter, illustrator and printmaker. She moved to Australia in 1953, and designed a series of posters highlighting some of the continent's exotic wildlife including kangaroos and koalas. Lebovic 10,
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