
Works on Paper
Michael Leonard 'Design for Uncle George's Jungle Tales'
Michael Leonard 'Design for Uncle George's Jungle Tales'
Michael Leonard British, 1933-2023
Design for Uncle George's Jungle Tales, 1955
£5,000
Pen, ink and gouache on paper
Titled (upper right) and inscribed with notes from the artist
3 sheets, 25 × 20 cm each
32 × 67 cm framed
Devised when still at Central St. Martins, Michael proposed a book jacket for a proposed book by his Uncle George.. “The tiger stalking his terrified prey was a book jacket idea I had for a collection of jungle tales by my uncle George. After retiring from an exciting life as a game warden in Malaya, he recounted his tales on BBC Radio to great effect. Alas, he failed to get around to making a book out of them so, in the end, my book jacket idea was never realised.” (Michael Leonard).