Ron BROOKS<br/>
<em>‘Handsome webbed feet?’ called the Bunyip</em> (1973) <!-- (recto) --><br />
illustration for <i>The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek</i> by Jenny Wagner, published by Longman Young Books in association with Childerset, Melbourne, 1973, pp. [10-11]<br />
pen and ink and watercolour<br />
20.7 x 55.8 cm (image) 25.6 x 56.0 cm (image and text) 30.5 x 61.0 cm (sheet)<br />
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br />
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014<br />
2014.567<br />
© Ron Brooks, 1973
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Bunyips and Dragons

Australian Children's Book Illustrations

Free entry

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square

Ground Level

25 Jul 15 – 4 Oct 15

Bunyips and Dragons is drawn from a collection of Australian children’s book illustrations, donated to the NGV by Albert Ullin OAM. This exhibition of over 60 original illustrations presents an overview of children’s picture books produced over the past 40 years. In the 1970s and 1980s the art of illustration rapidly developed, and a new generation of illustrators emerged who helped shape a dynamic and diverse profession. Works from this period include classics such as Ron Brooks’s The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek, Peter Pavey’s One Dragon’s Dream and Graeme Base’s The Eleventh Hour, which are represented here. With more than 60 artists, the exhibition covers a great range of subjects and styles, which shows the wonderful visual imagination of Australian illustrators. Bunyips and Dragons will appeal to both children and adults, and will be accompanied by drawing and reading activities.

Supported by Story Box Library

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Leigh HOBBS
Poster design for Old Tom (1994)
synthethic polymer paint, brush and ink and fibre-tipped pen
33.6 x 25.8 cm irreg. (image) 41.9 x 29.7 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.585
© Leigh Hobbs
Alison LESTER
Emily flew upstairs, full of concern (1996)
illustration for Thingitis by Robin Klein, published by Hodder Headline Australia, Sydney, 1996, pp. [4-5]
watercolour and pen and ink
(16.0 x 25.0 cm)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.601
© Alison Lester
Stephen Michael KING
Flying foxes 1996
illustration for Flying Foxes by Lydia Pender in Beetle Soup compiled by Robin Morrow, published by Scholastic Press, Sydney, 1996, p. 81
watercolour and pen and brush and ink
11.7 x 10.8 cm (image) 20.2 x 18.4 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.593
© Stephen Michael King
Shaun TAN
They made their own houses 1997
illustration for The Rabbits by John Marsden, published by Thomas C. Lothian, Melbourne, 1998, pp. [9-10]
synthetic polymer paint, gouache and coloured pencil
34.8 x 52.3 cm (image) 39.7 x 56.2 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.637
© Shaun Tan
Patricia MULLINS
And Jessie said “…But please, would one of you buy me some jeans?” (1989)
illustration for Shoes from Grandpa, by Mem Fox, published by Ashton Scholastic, Sydney, 1989, pp. [27-28]
collage of knitted synthetic fibre, torn and cut tissue paper, coloured and printed paper, nylon ribbon and conté crayon
30.0 x 56.4 cm irreg. (image) 38.0 x 56.4 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.613
© Patricia Mullins
Michael SALMON
Commander Possum’s snail suit 1974
illustration for Travels with the Monster by Michael Salmon, published by Dalton Publishing Company, Canberra, 1974, p. 36
brush and ink and coloured fibre-tipped pen
18.1 x 21.6 cm irreg. (image) 24.7 x 28.9 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.632
© Michael Salmon 2015
Ron BROOKS
‘Handsome webbed feet?’ called the Bunyip (1973)
illustration for The Bunyip of Berkeley’s Creek by Jenny Wagner, published by Longman Young Books in association with Childerset, Melbourne, 1973, pp. [10-11]
pen and ink and watercolour
20.7 x 55.8 cm (image) 25.6 x 56.0 cm (image and text) 30.5 x 61.0 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.567
© Ron Brooks, 1973
Bob GRAHAM
Greetings from Sandy Beach (1990)
illustration for Greetings from Sandy Beach by Bob Graham, published by Lothian Publishing Company, Melbourne, 1990, cover and pp. [13-14]
pen and ink and watercolour, crayon
34.3 x 50.1 cm irreg. (image) 36.0 x 54.4 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.575
© Blackbird Design P/L
Madeleine WINCH
'My name is Edward Wilkins’ I said 1984
illustration for Edward Wilkins and his friend Gwendoline by Barbara Bolton, published by Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1985, pp. [9-10]
watercolour and coloured pencil
20.5 x 25.5 cm (image) 21.9 x 27.0 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.650
© Madeleine Winch
Pat Torres
Wirnin, the emu 1993
synthetic polymer paint on paper
13.3 x 21.2 cm (image) 15.6 x 21.2 cm (image and text) 22.9 x 30.9 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.642
© Pat Torres
Frank MOFFATT
Stuffed parrots (1979)
unpublished cover design for Stuffed Parrots by Frank Moffatt, published by Pegasus Books, Melbourne, 1979
gouache, coloured crayon, pen and ink and coloured pencil
35.5 x 23.8 cm irreg. (image) 38.1 x 28.3 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.609
© Frank Moffatt
Madeleine WINCH
April (Child and lorikeets in a tree) 1992
illustration for The 1993 Little Ark Children’s Calendar compiled by Albert Ullin, published by Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1992
watercolour and coloured pencil
25.5 x 25.5 cm (image) 37.5 x 31.7 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.651
© Madeleine Winch
Peter PAVEY
(Dragon going to bed) 1978
illustration for One Dragon’s Dream by Peter Pavey, published by Thomas Nelson Australia, Melbourne, 1978, p. [2]
pen and ink and watercolour
19.3 x 26.5 cm (image) 26.5 x 34.2 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.622
© Peter Pavey
Graeme BASE
The other guests enjoyed a lively game of Blind Man's Bluff 1988
illustration for The Eleventh Hour by Graeme Base, published by Viking Kestrel/Penguin Books Australia, Melbourne, 1988, p. [18]
watercolour, gouache, coloured pencil, pencil and pen and ink
39.8 x 29.9 cm irreg. (image) 50.9 x 36.7 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.562
© Graeme Base
Alison LESTER
In summer we checked the water troughs (1992)
illustration for My Farm by Alison Lester, published by Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1992, p. [2]
watercolour, pen and ink and gouache
6.2 x 12.9 cm (image) 9.7 x 14.6 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.602
© Alison Lester
Elaine RUSSELL
Untitled 1999
cover illustration for A is for Aunty by Elaine Russell, published by ABC Books, Sydney, 2000
synthetic polymer paint and gouache
48.5 x 76.0 cm irreg. (image) 64.5 x 85.5 cm irreg. (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014
2014.631
© Elaine Russell

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