Eric Thake 'Bookplate for Alison Uther Boyes' animals punctuating the whimsy with wordless

punctuating the whimsy with wordless intensity

Printed to the highest archival standards and hand-signed by the artist

viscerality of memory

Image Size: 28 x 21 cm

Eric Thake 'Bookplate for Alison Uther Boyes' animals punctuating the whimsy with wordlessThe 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