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EXHIBITIONS 2009 |
| Hooked on Books |
11 July – 30 August, 2009 (Handbury + Mann Galleries)
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Selected from a major private collection of illustrations from Australian children’s picture books, the exhibition includes original artworks by Graeme Base, May Gibbs, Shaun Tan and Ron Brooks.
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Albert Ullin was the founding owner of the Little Bookroom, a specialist children’s bookshop. He began to collect the original artworks in 1973. 91 framed illustrations are touring, along with a mini “Little Bookroom” where children can read or be read to during the exhibition.
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| Toured by Ozlink Entertainment |
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Image: Julie Vivas, '92 Little Bookroom Children's Calendar, 1991 (detail). © Reproduced courtesy of the artist / Ozlink Entertainment. |
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