Ape To Zip: Adventures in Alphabet Art, 13 May 2005 – 8 October 2006

In the exhibition Ape to Zip this work was used for the letter P and was displayed with the following label:

PIRATES Charles Padday lived by the sea in England. Maybe he wished he was a pirate. As well as illustrating adventure books, every year he made large paintings of pirates for a big exhibition in London. Q: What is a pirate's favourite letter of the alphabet? A: Arrrr… Q: Why does a pirate's phone go beep beep beep? A: Because he left it off the hook!