What Are You Like?

until 18 January 2009

Dulwich Picture Gallery

A collaboration between The House of Illustration and Dulwich Picture
Gallery brings together an eclectic group of public figures including
Quentin Blake, each contributing a 'self-portrait' composed of their
favourite things.

Quentin will also be giving a talk at the gallery on Thursday 20 November at
7.30.

Quentin Blake's answer to the question 'what are you like? '

Dulwich Picture Gallery

Snozzcumbers and Frobscottle: the Wonderful World
of Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
Now touring (see below for details)

A unique exploration of the fantabulous characters that Roald Dahl created and Quentin Blake brought to life. Blake illustrated eighteen of Dahl’s tales and rhymes and the exhibition showcases well known characters such as The BFG, Matilda, Willy Wonka, The Twits, Fantastic Mr Fox and Esio Trot. Visitors are given the chance to get up close to their favourite characters and discover them in new, splendiferous ways.

This exhibition started life Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books in Newcastle and is now on tour. You can catch it at:

Buckinghamshire County Museum 11th July – 4th November 2008
Cusworth Hall, Doncaster 4th November 2008 – mid January 2009
Doon Valley Museum, East Ayrshire January –April 2009
Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green, 2nd May – 6th September 2009