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Author	Hobbs, Leigh, illustrator, artist, author.
Title	Collection of original artwork, character studies, postcards and draft drawings of Leigh Hobbs' books, mainly related to Old Tom: Man of Mystery / Leigh Hobbs.
Published/Produced	2003-2019.

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PWC/285/1/1: [page 3 : first page] Angela Throgmorton was exhausted

PWC/285/1/2: [page 4] Old Tom had been a beautiful baby

PWC/285/1/3: [page 5] So Angela made a list of thing for him to do

PWC/285/1/4: [page 6] She knew of course it may not be easy

PWC/285/1/5: [page 7] Angela shows Old Tom a list of things

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PWC/285/1/6: [page 8] Angela gave him a kiss and put him to bed

PWC/285/1/7: [page 10] Meanwhile Old Tom was busy too

PWC/285/1/8: [page 12 : top illustration] Her cooking was interrupted [bottom illustration] She saw fresh fur on her clean floor

PWC/285/1/8a: [page 12 : top illustration] Her cooking was interrupted

PWC/285/1/8b: [page 12 : bottom illustration] She saw fresh fur on her clean floor

PWC/285//1/9: [page 13] Angela heard a noise in the next room

PWC//285/1/10: [page 14 : top illustration] Angela paid a surprise visit [bottom illustration] I do hope you'll be better soon

PWC//285/1/10a: [page 14 : top illustration] Angela paid a surprise visit

PWC//285/1/10b: [page 14 : bottom illustration] I do hope you'll be better soon

PWC//285/1/11: [page 15] Angela could hear footsteps

PWC//285/1/12: [page 16] Angela decided to investigate

PWC//285/1/13a: [page 17 top illustration] Old Tom escapes into the night

PWC//285/1/13b: [page 17 bottom illustration] Old Tom escapes into the night

PWC//285/1/14: [page 17 : bottom illustration] Old Tom running along rooftop (not used in the final publication)

PWC//285/1/15: [page 18] The man of mystery ran off into the night [pages 18 & 19 form double page spread]

PWC/285/1/16: [page 19] And so did Angela Throgmorton [pages 18 & 19 form double page spread]

PWC/285/1/17: [page 20] She watched as the man of mystery called on the neighbours

PWC/285/1/18: [page 21] He reminds me of someone

PWC/285/1/19: [page 22] The man of mystery looked vaguely familiar

PWC/285/1/20: [page 23] Dusters, brushes and brooms

PWC/285/1/21: [page 24] He paused at a restaurant

PWC/285/1/22a: [page 25 : top illustration] In fact a lot of things about this man of mystery were familiar

PWC/285/1/22: [page 25 : top & bottom illustrations] In fact a lot of things about this man of mystery were familiar

PWC/285/1/22b: [page 25 bottom illustration] In fact a lot of things about this man of mystery were familiar

PWC/285/1/23: [page 26] Who could it be? - [pages 26 & 27 form double page spread]

PWC/285/1/24: [page 27] Angela thought she knew [pages 26 & 27 form double page spread]

PWC/285/1/25: [page 28 : top illustration] She hurried home [bottom illustration] No one was there

PWC/285/1/25a: [page 28 : top illustration] She hurried home

PWC/285/1/26: [page 29] Angela was waiting

PWC/285/1/25b: [page 28 : bottom illustration] No one was there

PWC/285/1/27: [page 30] He was sent straight to bed

PWC/285/1/28: [page 31] Breakfast in bed for the man of mystery

PWC/285/1/29: Back cover illustration

PWC/285/2/1/1: Old Tom man of mystery - cover rough

PWC/285/2/1/2: Old Tom man of mystery - night scene - cover rough 2003

PWC/285/2/1/3: Old Tom man of mystery - cover roughs 2003

PWC/285/2/1/4: Old Tom was getting a bit too big for his boots - character sketches

PWC/285/2/1/5: Old Tom man of mystery - character sketches

PWC/285/2/1/6: Angela had written a list of things for him to do - character sketches

PWC/285/2/1/7: A very strange hat was on Old Tom's head

PWC/285/2/1/8: Late one night Angela was woken - sketch relates to page 15 in the book

PWC/285/2/1/9: It was midnight but not everyone was asleep - sketch relates to page 15 in the book

PWC/285/2/1/10: Late one night Angela heard a noise - sketch relates to page 29 in the book

PWC/285/2/1/11: Man of mystery - Old Tom & Mystery Island

PWC/245/3/1: Sometimes Old Tom was naughty, day and night

PWC/245/3/2: Angela had a feeling that Old Tom was up to something

PWC/245/3/3: Have you been good?

PWC/245/4/1: Character study : Old Tom

PWC/245/4/2: Character study : Mr chicken

PWC/245/4/3: Character study: Horrible Harriet

PWC/245/2/2/1: It was the man of mystery: a first conceptual sketch

LOCATION	CALL NO	STATUS	MESSAGE
Online	PWC/285 47 paintings and sketches (Online)	AVAILABLE
3rd Floor Artwork Storage	PWC/285/1/1 1 painting (38 x 29cm) [page 3] Angela Throgmorton was exhausted	FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY	ASK SLWA STAFF
3rd Floor Artwork Storage	PWC/285/1/2 1 painting (37 x 29cm) [page 4] Old Tom had been a beautiful baby	FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY
3rd Floor Artwork Storage	PWC/285/1/3 1 painting (34.5 x 29cm) [page 5] So Angela made a list of thing for him to do	FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY
3rd Floor Artwork Storage	PWC/285/1/4 1 painting (36.5 x 30cm) [page 6] She knew of course it may not be easy	FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY
3rd Floor Artwork Storage	PWC/285/1/5 1 painting (18 x 23cm) [page 7] Angela shows Old Tom a list of things	FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY
3rd Floor Artwork Storage	PWC/285/1/6 1 painting (31 x 31cm) [page 8] Angela gave him a kiss and put him to bed	FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY
3rd Floor Artwork Storage	PWC/285/1/7 1 painting (31 x 29cm) [page 10] Meanwhile Old Tom was busy too c.31111	FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY
3rd Floor Artwork Storage	PWC/285/1/8 1 painting (19 x 26cm) [page 12] Top: Her cooking was interrupted (19 x 21cm) / [page 12] Bottom: She saw fresh fur on her clean floor	FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY
3rd Floor Artwork Storage	PWC/285/1/9 1 painting (40 x 29cm) [page 13] Angela heard a noise in the next room	FOR USE IN STATE LIBRARY

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Call Number	PWC/285
Physical description	Old Tom: Man of Mystery finished art: 29 paintings : pen and ink, gouache and acrylic colour on paper ; 30 x 42 cm or smaller
	Old Tom: Man of Mystery sketches: 11 drawings : pen and ink, watercolour on watercolour paper and photocopy paper ; 30 x 21 cm or smaller
	Old Tom and Angela Throgmorton: 3 drawings : pen and ink, gouache colour on watercolour paper ; 26 x 30 cm or smaller
	Old Tom, Mr Chicken, Horrible Harriet character studies: 3 paintings : brush, pen and ink, gouache and acrylic on watercolour paper ; 38 x 26 cm or smaller
	PWC/285/2/2/1 1 sketch/montage (1 page) : lack ink on photocopy paper ; 30 x 21 cm
Medium	watercolour paper acrylic
Notes	Title devised by cataloguer.
	Artist's signature at lower right-hand corner.
Access advisory	Originals may be viewed by appointment, please contact the State Library of Western Australia.
Additional formats	A digital reproduction is available online.
Rights advisory	Copyright or other restrictions may apply. For public use, contact the State Library of Western Australia.
Acquisition source	Cultural gift donation; Leigh Hobbs; 20201201.
	PWC/285/2/2/1: Gift; Leigh Hobbs; 20220905
Publications	Old Tom: man of mystery. Surry Hills, N.S.W. : Little Hare, 2003.
Summary	Collection of paintings and developmental drawings relating to Leigh Hobbs' children book, Old Tom: man of mystery (2003), character studies of Leigh Hobbs' popular children's books series, Old Tom, Horrible Harriet and Mr Chicken (2020). Also includes stand alone works, of Old Tom and Angela Throgmorton (2010) and a first conceptual sketch/montage of Old Tom Man of Mystery donated in 2022, titled "It was the man of mystery".
Subjects	Hobbs, Leigh. Old Tom Man of Mystery -- Illustrations.
	Old Tom (Fictitious character) -- Pictorial works.
	Chicken, Mr. (Fictitious character) -- Pictorial works.
	Horrible Harriet (Fictitious character) -- Pictorial works.
	Children's stories -- Illustrations.
	Art -- Victoria.
	Children's literature, Australian -- Illustrations.
	Illustrations of books -- Australia
Genre/Form	Book illustrations
	Drawings.
Related names	Illustrations for (work): Hobbs, Leigh. Old Tom: man of mystery.
Related item	Mr Chicken aboard the 139 PWC/301
	Mr Chicken as good as ever PWC/302
	Mr Chicken aboard the Vespa PWC/303
	Old Tom in the bath PWC/304
	Old Tom : character study PWC/305
	Old Tom circular portraits : character study PWC306
	The terrible tantrum PWC/307