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Quentin Blake and Friends at Nunnington Hall Britain's Leading Illustrators 1st July – 7th September 2008 Quentin Blake is joined by three of Britain’s leading illustrators - Michael Foreman, Peter Brookes and Emma Chichester Clark for an exhibition of 120 artworks demonstrating the narrative and fantastical fun of their artistic range. Nunnington Hall is situated in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. It is an ancient manor house, dating from the 1680s and is now owned by the National Trust. The exhibition has been organised by Chris Beetles.
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Snozzcumbers and Frobscottle: the Wonderful World A unique exploration of the fantabulous characters that Roald Dahl created and Quentin Blake brought to life. Blake illustrated eighteen of Dahl’s tales and rhymes and the exhibition showcases well known characters such as The BFG, Matilda, Willy Wonka, The Twits, Fantastic Mr Fox and Esio Trot. Visitors are given the chance to get up close to their favourite characters and discover them in new, splendiferous ways.
This exhibition started life Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books in Newcastle and is now on tour. You can catch it at: Buckinghamshire County Museum 11th July – 4th November 2008
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