Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951- :[Illustrations, sketches and design drawings for publications. 1970-2000]

Date: 1993

From: Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951- :[Illustrations, sketches and design drawings for publications. 1970-2000]

Reference: B-170-032/073

Description: Set of design drawings, preparatory photographs, and final original coloured illustrations for "The day of the rain", by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Bob Kerr. Preparatory photographs are at: B-170-032/041. Some are of the corner of Karangahape Road and Queen Street, Auckland; some are of children in a classroom. Gouache paintings are at: B-170-042/055 Drawings, with collaged text are at: B-170-056/073 Missing watercolours: end papers, 16/17, 24/25, 30/31. Pencil drawings: 16/17. Quantity: 14 watercolour(s). 10 photograph(s). 17 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, print, photographs and gouache, sizes varying Provenance: Donated by Bob Kerr, Wellington, in 2006.

Date: 1977

From: Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951- :[Illustrations, sketches and design drawings for publications. 1970-2000]

Reference: B-169-001/017

Description: Set of preparatory sketches in pencil and final original coloured illustrations for "Lucy's big plan", illustrations and story concept by Bob Kerr; words by Christine Harris. Shows various illustrations of the character Lucy building and sailing a boat, and almost losing her hat in the wind. Missing pages 11, 12, 13, 19, 21 and 22; some or all are in a private collection. The book was written as a picture book with no text. The publishers got text written by Christine Harris to go with it. Quantity: 17 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and watercolour, on sheets varying in size up to 330 x 415 mm. Provenance: Donated by Bob Kerr, Wellington, in 2006.

Date: 1990

From: Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951- :[Illustrations, sketches and design drawings for publications. 1970-2000]

Reference: C-146-016/066

Description: Set of pencil drawings for "Terry and the last moa" by Bob Kerr and Stephen Ballantyne. Other related design drawings, text and watercolours are housed at: C-144-001/094. Quantity: 51 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawings, sizes varying Provenance: Donated by Bob Kerr, Wellington, in 2006.

Date: 1996

From: Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951- :[Illustrations, sketches and design drawings for publications. 1970-2000]

Reference: C-145-022/049

Description: Set of pencil illustrations for "Mechanical Harry". Includes preliminary and later stages of drawings. Missing pages 20-21 and 24. Related gouaches, photographs, prints, are at B-170-001/031 Quantity: 28 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawings on sheets 415 x 590 mm. Provenance: Donated by Bob Kerr, Wellington, in 2006.

Date: 1979

From: Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951- :[Illustrations, sketches and design drawings for publications. 1970-2000]

Reference: B-170-074/092

Description: Set of all final original coloured illustrations for "Lucy loops the loop", by Bob Kerr. It shows a young girl making herself an aeroplane out of pieces of wood, and imagining flying it. Missing watercolours: end papers, 16/17, 24/25, 30/31. Pencil drawings: 16/17. Quantity: 19 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Pencil and gouache, 365 x 550 mm. Provenance: Donated by Bob Kerr, Wellington, in 2006.

Date: 1982

From: Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951- :[Illustrations, sketches and design drawings for publications. 1970-2000]

Reference: C-145-075/076

Description: Cover illustration shows a boy being chased through a fairground by a man in dark glasses and a man carrying a beer mug and a pink teddy bear. They are running between side show games with names: "I spy", "Kidnapped", "Car chase", "Prisoner", "The big shootout" and "The great escape". Lettering is for the word "TERRY". Missing pages 34/32/29 Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink lettering and gouache, sizes varying Provenance: Donated by Bob Kerr, Wellington, in 2006.

Date: 2000

From: Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951- :[Illustrations, sketches and design drawings for publications. 1970-2000]

Reference: C-145-050/074

Description: Set of original illustrations for "After the war". They feature a soldier returning home to a semi-rural house. Some scenes show cows walking across the road and others shows a domestic interior. Missing pages 2, 6/7, 10/11, 14/15, 16/17, 18/19. There is only an early version of page 3; includes an early verson of pages 4/5. There is only a line drawing of pages 12/13. Final gouache illustrations at C-146-001/015 Quantity: 22 drawing(s). 3 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Gouache and pencil drawings, sizes varying Provenance: Donated by Bob Kerr, Wellington, in 2006.

Date: 1996

From: Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951- :[Illustrations, sketches and design drawings for publications. 1970-2000]

Reference: B-170-001/031

Description: Set of design drawings, mockups and final original coloured illustrations for "Mechanical Harry", by Bob Kerr. Text missing from spread page 8-9; colour and text missing from spread page 22/23. Quantity: 14 watercolour(s). 5 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 8 collages of black and white prints. 4 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil, print, collage, ink and gouache, sizes varying Provenance: Donated by Bob Kerr, Wellington, in 2006.

Date: 2000

From: Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951- :[Illustrations, sketches and design drawings for publications. 1970-2000]

Reference: C-146-001/015

Description: Set of original illustrations for "After the war". They feature a soldier returning home to a semi-rural house, and the way the land becomes more heavily settled over the decades. Some scenes show cows walking across the road and others shows a domestic interior. Preliminary drawings and gouaches are housed at C-145-050/074. Quantity: 15 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Gouache drawings, sizes varying Provenance: Donated by Bob Kerr, Wellington, in 2006.

Date: 1994

From: Kerr, Robert Edward, 1951- :[Illustrations, sketches and design drawings for publications. 1970-2000]

Reference: C-148-001/063

Description: Set of preparatory drawings and final gouache watercolours for "The paper war", a story about newspaper delivery boys and girls. C-148-001 to C-148-033 are preliminary pencil drawings C-148-034 to C-148-063 are gouache paintings, except that C-148-039 and C-148-043 are bromides Missing pages: Pencil drawings page 20; Watercolours 6, 16, 33, 73 Quantity: 33 drawing(s). 28 watercolour(s). 2 bromides. Physical Description: Pencil drawings and gouaches, sizes varying Provenance: Donated by Bob Kerr, Wellington, in 2006.