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Dame Eileen Mayo

Trial print for ‘The Bamboo Dancer And Other African Tales’

1937

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Created by
Dame Eileen Mayo 1906–1994
Date
1937
Medium
Wood engraving and graphite on paper
Dimensions
520 × 335 mm
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Created by
Dame Eileen Mayo 1906–1994
Title
Trial print for ‘The Bamboo Dancer And Other African Tales’
Date
1937
Description
The book was edited by J.H. Driberg and printed by Douglas Cleverdon at The Clover Hill Press, 1937. Includes prints on both sides with annotations.
Format
Artwork - on paper, unique
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented to the Archive by Eileen Mayo, via her step-son, John Gainsborough, in March 1991.
Reference
TGA 916/69

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  • Personal papers of Eileen Mayo TGA 916 (97)
    • Trial print for ‘The Bamboo Dancer And Other African Tales’ TGA 916/69
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