Shaun TAN<br/> <em>They made their own houses</em> 1997 <!-- () --><br /> illustration for <i>The Rabbits</i> by John Marsden, published by Thomas C. Lothian, Melbourne, 1998, pp. [9-10]<br /> synthetic polymer paint, gouache and coloured pencil<br /> 34.8 x 52.3 cm (image) 39.7 x 56.2 cm (sheet)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Gift of Albert Ullin OAM, 2014<br /> 2014.637<br /> © Shaun Tan <!--105981-->
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