Michael Leunig 'Untitled (Bustard)' mid century modernism 25 'Personage

25 'Personage

he began creating them for his children to use as mobiles and in 1969

'Beauthful 4 Eva Aftr' 2012

Image Size: 25 x 37 cm

an early Victorian pioneering family

Michael Leunig 'Untitled (Bustard)' mid century modernism 25 'PersonageFor more than fifty years, Michael Leunig gently and brilliantly skewered the absurdities of everyday life. Now, as one of Australias most cherished and quietly missed voices, his work feels more luminous than ever. In Untitled (Bustards), Leunig creates a scene infused with his signature sense of wit. Two Leunig characters stand in front of a cage containing the native Australian bustard, a large ground dwelling bird. In this work, Leunig endows his