Discover Australia is a painting by Eileen Mayo which was uploaded on July 6th, 2022.
Discover Australia
English-born artist Eileen Mayo (1906-1994) arrived in Australia in 1953, and soon after was commissioned to design posters for the Australian... more
by Eileen Mayo
Title
Discover Australia
Artist
Eileen Mayo
Medium
Painting
Description
English-born artist Eileen Mayo (1906-1994) arrived in Australia in 1953, and soon after was commissioned to design posters for the Australian National Travel Association, as well as stamps featuring the country's fauna and mammals for the Postal Department. This exquisite example of Mayo's work features an illustration of an indigenous Australian man wearing a ceremonial headdress, and an emu, its tracks lining the top border. The word "Australia" at the bottom is scribed using a pattern similar in style to indigenous dot paintings. Earth tones fill the poster, representative of the native people's deep connection with the land
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July 6th, 2022
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