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This exhibition showcases 'the inspiring and imaginative work of renowned award-winning children's author and illustrator Graeme Base ... The exhibition features original artworks and friezes from his latest picture book, The Waterhole ... The Waterhole exhibition includes colourful displays, and [...] feature[s] many animals from the Museum's own collection to help illustrate this magnificent book. The author's original worksheets will also be on display, along with his explanation of how he created the book.'
The exhibition is presented by OzLink Entertainment in partnership with the Melbourne Museum and the Australian Museum (Sydney).
(Source: 'The Waterhole Springs to Life at the Australian Museum' by Nicole Thomas, Australian Museum website, http://www.amonline.net.au/display.cfm?id=1592)
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The Waterhole
Graeme Base
(illustrator),
( trans. Thorstein Thomsen
with title Vandhullet )
Denmark
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Sesam
,
2001
18028687
2001
single work
picture book
children's
As ever growing numbers of animals visit a watering hole, introducing the numbers from one to ten, the water dwindles...
Works about this Work
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The Waterhole Opens at the National Museum of Australia
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time , February vol. 50 no. 1 2006; (p. 5) -
The Mystery of the Disappearing Frogs
2004
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 February 2004; (p. 1, 8)
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Frogs
2004
single work
biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 14-15 February 2004; (p. 1, 8) -
The Waterhole Opens at the National Museum of Australia
2006
single work
column
— Appears in: Reading Time , February vol. 50 no. 1 2006; (p. 5)
