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PWC/285/2/1/1: Old Tom man of mystery - cover rough
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PWC/285/2/1/10: Late one night Angela heard a noise - sketch relates to page 29 in the book
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PWC/285/2/1/11: Man of mystery - Old Tom & Mystery Island
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PWC/285/2/1/2: Old Tom man of mystery - night scene - cover rough 2003
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PWC/285/2/1/3: Old Tom man of mystery - cover roughs 2003
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PWC/285/2/1/4: Old Tom was getting a bit too big for his boots - character sketches
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PWC/285/2/1/5: Old Tom man of mystery - character sketches
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PWC/285/2/1/6: Angela had written a list of things for him to do - character sketches
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PWC/285/2/1/7: A very strange hat was on Old Tom's head
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PWC/285/2/1/8: Late one night Angela was woken - sketch relates to page 15 in the book
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PWC/285/2/1/9: It was midnight but not everyone was asleep - sketch relates to page 15 in the book
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PWC/245/3/1: Sometimes Old Tom was naughty, day and night
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PWC/245/3/2: Angela had a feeling that Old Tom was up to something
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PWC/245/3/3: Have you been good?
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PWC/285/1/1: [page 3 : first page] Angela Throgmorton was exhausted
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PWC//285/1/10: [page 14 : top illustration] Angela paid a surprise visit [bottom illustration] I do hope you'll be better soon
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PWC//285/1/10a: [page 14 : top illustration] Angela paid a surprise visit
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PWC//285/1/10b: [page 14 : bottom illustration] I do hope you'll be better soon
Item Detail
Summary
Collection of paintings and developmental drawings relating to Leigh Hobbs' children book, Old Tom: man of mystery (2003), character studies of Leigh Hobbs' popular children's books series, Old Tom, Horrible Harriet and Mr Chicken (2020). Also includes stand alone works, of Old Tom and Angela Throgmorton (2010) and a first conceptual sketch/montage of Old Tom Man of Mystery donated in 2022, titled "It was the man of mystery".
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Title devised by cataloguer. Artist's signature at lower right-hand corner.
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- Children's stories -- Illustrations.
- Art -- Victoria.
- Children's literature, Australian -- Illustrations.
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