£200
From The Estate Of Bob Baker - Artwork - two of Baker's personal sketch books, each containing a range of finished / unfinished artwork. The first (purple) features two finished pieces and several slipped-in pieces, including Sedgemoor, Gloucestershire etc. The second book (black) features various diary-type entries surrounding a trip to the USA and meetings with various directors / agencies, alongside several finished / unfinished sketches, paintings and drawings. Unique items.
Robert ‘Bob’ Baker (1939 to 2021) was a British television and film writer. He was best known for working on the original series of Doctor Who – during which he co-created the now iconic character of K9, and for being a co-writer of the Wallace and Gromit films The Wrong Trousers, A Close Shave, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and A Matter of Loaf and Death (in which the character Baker Bob is named after him). Baker’s work with Aardman Animations earned him a share of two Academy Awards, and two BAFTAs. Baker was born in St George, Bristol. Each lot from his estate is accompanied by a specially made certificate of authenticity confirming it to have come from his own personal collection.
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