Eric Thake 'Bookplate for Clive Stephen' drawing Onus presents an Aboriginal child

Onus presents an Aboriginal child cut into pieces

'Untitled (A Window into Venice)' 1973

Dimensions: 62 x 45 cm

Blackman 79

Frenzied yet direct

Eric Thake 'Bookplate for Clive Stephen' drawing Onus presents an Aboriginal childThe 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