Eileen Mayo

England / Australia / Aotearoa New Zealand, b.1906, d.1994

South Island Kōkako

  • 1976
  • Gouache and coloured pencil
  • Purchased, 2005
  • 98 x 125mm
  • 2005/004

Tags: animals, birds (animals), bush (wilderness), ferns, leaf (plant material)

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Exhibition History

Eileen Mayo Black Swans 1983. Screenprint. Ngaire and George Hewson collection
Eileen Mayo: Nature, Art and Poetry
Image: uploads/2017_07/2005_04.jpg
Image: uploads/2022_07/2005_004.jpg

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South Island kōkako by Eileen Mayo

South Island kōkako by Eileen Mayo

This article first appeared as 'Elusive grey ghost continues to evade' in The Press on 4 October 2013

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Wanted! Alive.

Wanted! Alive.

Does the South Island kokako or grey ghost still exist?

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Eileen Mayo

Eileen Mayo

It's 107 years since this multi-talented artist, described by art historian Kenneth Clark as 'outstandingly good', was born in Norwich, England.