UPDATE: THE AUCTION ENDED TODAY AND THE ART WORK SOLD
FOR
$2447 (Australian dollars) = $2241 (American dollars)
Hooray! Every dollar went to WAR CHILD.
ORIGINAL ARTWORK
BY SHAUN TAN!
Free Shipping from Australia!
FOR
$2447 (Australian dollars) = $2241 (American dollars)
Hooray! Every dollar went to WAR CHILD.
ORIGINAL ARTWORK
BY SHAUN TAN!
Free Shipping from Australia!
Shaun Tan has donated the wonderful piece of original artwork seen above to an auction on Ebay benefiting WAR CHILD. You can see a larger picture of the drawing at the Ebay site - or at the "KIDS NIGHT IN" site sponsored by Penguin Australia. The current price as I update this is $510 Australian dollars (That's about $470 U.S. dollars.) The auction ends on October 31st - but careful, there's a dateline change, and that makes the end of the auction much earlier in the U.S. Oh, wouldn't it be a joy to own an original Shaun Tan? The drawing seems to be a preliminary design for the cover art for the book Kids Night In 3 which is currently for sale in Australia (sales of the book also benefit WAR CHILD.)
There's no problem with the winning bidder living outside Australia. Also: The item description says the size of the drawing is "A3" - that must be something Australian's understand...? I'll try to find out what that means. (Update: the measurements are 11.5 x 16.5 inches.)
WAR CHILD is "an international relief and development agency dedicated to providing immediate, effective and sustainable aid to children affected by war. " Click here to visit their website.
Anyone out there with deep pockets, a social conscience, and a love of great art? BID NOW!
Actually, here's the question I'd really like to ask: Why doesn't Penguin U.S.A. participate?
Young Girl in Afghanistan
Photo Available Online Through WAR CHILD
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