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Illustration

1930-1939 (Drawn)
Artist/Maker
Wood, Olive (artist)
Place of origin
London (Drawn)

Olive Wood (fl. 1914-1933) was a minor miniature painter and illustrator of children's books. She trained at the Clapham and Camberwell Schools of Art and lived and worked in Dulwich Village, London. She exhibited illustrations and pen and ink page designs at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Women Artists. Her early designs incorporate art nouveau motifs. Later, she contributed illustrations to collections of children's stories and poetry, and to popular annuals such as Bo-Peep Annual and Little Folks.


Object details

Categories
Illustration
Books
Children & Childhood
National Art Library
Object type
Illustration
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on card
Card
Pen and Ink
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Pen and ink on card illustration by Olive Wood.
Physical description
Pen and ink illustration by Olive Wood. A girl sits beneath a tree surrounded by elves. One elf stands on a ladder with a pair of scissors, cutting the girl's hair, two elves hold a mirror, one elf holds a hairbrush and one elf gathers up the hair clippings. Enclosed within a ruled border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm
  • Width: 14cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'OLIVE WOOD' (Artist's signature in ink on the bottom right of the illustration.)
  • 'Olive Wood 10 Elms Rd Dulwich SE.21' (Inscription in ink on the back of the illustration.)
  • '8/15' (Inscription in red coloured pencil on the back of the illustration.)
  • 'Dark shades first' (Inscription in pencil on the back of the illustration.)
  • '15/- Prussian Cobalt U'marine Hookers No.2. Green Viridian Cadmium Ochre Vermilion P.O. Alizarin red Black (sparing)' (Inscription in pencil on the back of the illustration.)
  • 'W'colours D Cox J. Chrome Peter De Windt Constable J Turner' (Inscription in pencil on the back of the illustration.)
  • '("Betty's dream the night she had her hair bobbed")' (Inscription in pencil on the border on the front of the illustration.)
  • Blue watercolour paint mark (Paint mark on the border on the front of the illustration.)
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.
Object history
Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection.
Subjects depicted
Girls
Elves
Hair
Summary
Olive Wood (fl. 1914-1933) was a minor miniature painter and illustrator of children's books. She trained at the Clapham and Camberwell Schools of Art and lived and worked in Dulwich Village, London. She exhibited illustrations and pen and ink page designs at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Women Artists. Her early designs incorporate art nouveau motifs. Later, she contributed illustrations to collections of children's stories and poetry, and to popular annuals such as Bo-Peep Annual and Little Folks.
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
RENIER.151

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Record createdMay 24, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O112309/illustration-wood-olive/
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