Wood, Lawson, 1878-1957

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Clarence Lawson Wood (1878-1957), a draughtsman, caricaturist, and watercolorist, studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, London. He contributed artwork to publishing houses and illustrated magazines in London.

From the description of Lawson Wood sketchbook, 1895, February. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702186926

Lawson Wood (1878-1957), an illustrator, designer, and painter working at London, was the son of the landscape painter Lawson Pinhorn Wood and grandson of the architectural artist Lewis John Wood. From the late 1890s, he was the principal artist for the publisher Arthur Pearson, contributing illustrations to periodicals such as Pearson's Magazine, Boy's Own Paper, Illustrated London News, and the Strand Magazine. Wood's strengths included comic scenes and animal drawings.

From the description of Homefield monthly, edited by Esmundicus Faggots, 1897-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702184791

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creatorOf Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936. Puck tales & others. Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Wood, Lawson, 1878-1957. Lawson Wood sketchbook, 1895, February. Yale Center for British Art
creatorOf Wood, Lawson, 1878-1957. Homefield monthly, edited by Esmundicus Faggots, 1897-1898. Yale Center for British Art
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English poetry
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Birth 1878-08-23

Death 1957-10-26

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