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Theme: Cities & Suburbs Artist: Eric THAKE Birth/Death: 1904–1982 Title: An Opera House in every home Credit Line: Gift of the artist 1973. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. A year before the completion of the Opera House, Eric Thake applied a dose of irreverent Australian humour in his linocut An Opera House in every home - linking the inspiration for Australia's grandest building to dinner dishes stacked in the draining rack on the kitchen sink. More details Click image to enlarge