Eric Thake 'Bookplate for Alexander Robert Turnbull' drawing

Eric Thake 'Bookplate for Alexander Robert Turnbull' drawingThe popular practice of labelling and adorning ones beloved books with bookplates has almost been lost to history. In the early 20th century, members of the Australian Ex Libris Society would assign iconic artists with the task of creating personal tags that could be fixed onto the inside cover or first pages of their books. Eric Thake, known for his bold printmaking and distinct ability to sympathise with humanity through his images, was a popular

the poem echoes his belief that “I am in the sea-harbour and the sea-harbour is in me”

and joyful

is sure to continue to bring inspiration for those that cherish the visual poetry of Brett Whiteley

a Bower bird for the avid collector or a studious monk for the historian

which despite predation and threat thrives

either side of the artists practice

for the harmony that is struck when opposites unite

‘Standing Nude’ sees Blackman dance with art history

It has been written that Hodginkson had an acute ability to look beyond the visible

campaigner and co-founder of the Manly Art Gallery & Museum

a European flower blooms above the Australian landscape

ink wash on paper