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PWC/285/1/25: [page 28 : top illustration] She hurried home [bottom illustration] No one was there
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PWC/285/1/25a: [page 28 : top illustration] She hurried home
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PWC/285/1/25b: [page 28 : bottom illustration] No one was there
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PWC/285/1/26: [page 29] Angela was waiting
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PWC/285/1/27: [page 30] He was sent straight to bed
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PWC/285/1/28: [page 31] Breakfast in bed for the man of mystery
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PWC/285/1/29: Back cover illustration
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PWC/285/1/3: [page 5] So Angela made a list of thing for him to do
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PWC/285/1/4: [page 6] She knew of course it may not be easy
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PWC/285/1/5: [page 7] Angela shows Old Tom a list of things
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PWC/285/1/6: [page 8] Angela gave him a kiss and put him to bed
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PWC/285/1/7: [page 10] Meanwhile Old Tom was busy too
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PWC/285/1/8: [page 12 : top illustration] Her cooking was interrupted [bottom illustration] She saw fresh fur on her clean floor
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PWC/285/1/8b: [page 12 : bottom illustration] She saw fresh fur on her clean floor
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PWC/285/1/8a: [page 12 : top illustration] Her cooking was interrupted
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PWC/285//1/9: [page 13] Angela heard a noise in the next room
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PWC/245/4/3: Character study: Horrible Harriet
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PWC/245/4/1: Character study : Old Tom
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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