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HILARY KNIGHT (1926-)
"Dear Edna." Illustration of Dame Edna opening fan letters and rocking a small cradle fashioned as a waste basket with her foot. Published in Vanity Fair magazine. Pen, ink, and wash on Bristol board, with faint graphite tracing beneath. 318x254 mm; 12 1/2x10-inches sight size. Signed and dated "Hilary Knight 2001" in lower left. Archivally matted and framed to 17 1/4x14 3/4 inches.
During 2001-03, Vanity Fair introduced a monthly mock advice column by Dame Edna to their readers, occasionally illustrated by Knight, best known for his ELOISE children's book series.
