Series 02: Norman Lindsay drawings for The Magic Pudding puppet show, 19591959

by Norman Lindsay

Lindsay produced 40 drawings of his classic characters as the basis for Peter Scriven’s 1960 adaptation of The Magic Pudding as a puppet show. Scriven’s Marionette Theatre of Australia puppets, known as the Tintookies, are now part of the NIDA collection. From left to right: Bunyip Bluegum; Albert, the Magic Pudding; Bill Barnacle; Watkin Wombat; Sam Sawnoff.