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The Little Boy from Manly
This little boy is a time honoured image for me. He was originally created at the time of Australia’s Federation by Livingston “Hop” Hopkins, the first cartoonist for the Bulletin Magazine. The Little Boy represented the new nation of Australia, in much the same way as Uncle Sam and John Bull symbolised their respective nations. In each painting he plays out some aspect of Australian experience in the 20th Century.
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Little boy from Manly 1
The makings of abstract expressionism
Little boy from Manly 2
At rest in Eden
Little boy from Manly 3
The nautical years
Little boy from Manly 4
His evolution
Little boy from Manly 5
In Oxford Street
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