Winter
Illustration
1940-1949 (drawn)
1940-1949 (drawn)
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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.
This illustration of children playing with a snowman, entitled 'Winter', was exhibited in an exhibition organised by the Society of Women Artists at the Royal Institute Galleries.
This illustration of children playing with a snowman, entitled 'Winter', was exhibited in an exhibition organised by the Society of Women Artists at the Royal Institute Galleries.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Winter (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Pen and wash drawing of children and a snowman by Olive Wood, ca. 1940-1949. |
| Physical description | Illustration of five children creating a snowman in a field. In the background, a tree and a farm house. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| 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 | |
| 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. This illustration of children playing with a snowman, entitled 'Winter', was exhibited in an exhibition organised by the Society of Women Artists at the Royal Institute Galleries. |
| Other number | 3 (Society of Women Artists exhibition) - Exhibition number |
| Collection | |
| Library number | RENIER.99 |
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| Record created | May 16, 2005 |
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