Michael Leunig 'Free Spirit' hyper-real Seattle Art Museum and the

Seattle Art Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art

30 November 2002 - 9 February 2003

surveyed by a bird

this work promises to enthral

A friend of Leonard French and Roger Kemp

Michael Leunig 'Free Spirit' hyper-real Seattle Art Museum and theMichael Leunig was an iconic Australian cartoonist, writer, painter, philosopher and poet, best known for his cartoons published in the Sydney Morning Herald and Age newspapers over 55 years. Spanning the political, cultural and philosophical, his visual world was one of whimsy, wit and a deep humanity. Free Spirit is a rare original etching. In it, a figure pole vaults over a wire fence, flowers, stars, a bird, dog and moon scattering around him. The