tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604418008782902788.post8503420570498633617..comments2023-10-20T07:02:10.533-07:00Comments on A Sketch a Day...: "Bone to Pick" starring Ned KellyIlan S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02874479801520481434noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604418008782902788.post-51552268646153331752011-09-22T07:31:08.815-07:002011-09-22T07:31:08.815-07:00Thanks! I don't know how I got that spelling w...Thanks! I don't know how I got that spelling wrong, but there's not much I can do about it now.<br /><br />That helmet is intense! Great, now I have to do another drawing of him.<br /><br />I apologize in advance for all the typos in the coming days.Ilan S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02874479801520481434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604418008782902788.post-76818478033053449582011-09-21T20:17:15.279-07:002011-09-21T20:17:15.279-07:00Oh man, I feel bad for saying this when it's n...Oh man, I feel bad for saying this when it's not a typo that can be corrected, but the correct spelling is Kelly. <br /><br />Also, it's true that generally speaking he was a folk hero, but white Australian history is still pretty young and he's not so popular everywhere - I grew up in the town where the policemen he shot were from, so there was a huge monument in the centre of town, and descendents living there, and generally less of a jocular acceptance of him as folk hero.<br /><br />But there are some magnificent, twee tourist markers around. My favourite is probably the Big Ned in Glenrowan: http://www.nedkellysworld.com.au/glenrowan/glenhistorical.htm<br /><br />The drawing is fantastic, though. He does have a very striking face, and you've captured it perfectly :)<br /><br /><br />- an Australian sitting across the office from a heumannEmilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5604418008782902788.post-45431491398176538592011-09-21T19:49:11.312-07:002011-09-21T19:49:11.312-07:00All Aussies know about him. He's kind of a na...All Aussies know about him. He's kind of a national folk hero for having gone against the government back in the old days. He's most famous for having worn this helmet:<br /><br />http://nationaltreasures.nla.gov.au/%3E/Treasures/item/nla.int-ex13-s2heumannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13694840770589113344noreply@blogger.com