Lawson Wood, sometimes Clarence Lawson Wood, (23 August 1878 26 October 1957), was an English painter, illustrator and designer known for humorous depictions of cavemen and dinosaurs, policemen, and animals, especially a chimpanzee called Gran'pop, whose annuals circulated around the world.
His books include The Bow-Wow Book (1912), Rummy Tales (1920), The Noo-Zoo Tales (1922), Jolly Rhymes (1926), Fun Fair (1931), The Old Nursery Rhymes (1933), The Bedtime Picture Book (1943), Meddlesome Monkeys (1946), Mischief Makers (1946), and others.
Wood was a recluse during his later years and dwelt in a 15th-century medieval manor house he moved brick by brick from Sussex to Kent. He died in Devon on 26 October 1957 at the age of 79
Lawson Wood, sometimes Clarence Lawson Wood, (23 August 1878 26 October 1957), was an English painter, illustrator and designer known for humorous depictions of cavemen and dinosaurs, policemen, and animals, especially a chimpanzee called Gran'pop, whose annuals circulated around the world.
His books include The Bow-Wow Book (1912), Rummy Tales (1920), The Noo-Zoo Tales (1922), Jolly Rhymes (1926), Fun Fair (1931), The Old Nursery Rhymes (1933), The Bedtime Picture Book (1943), Meddlesome Monkeys (1946), Mischief Makers (1946), and others.
Wood was a recluse during his later years and dwelt in a 15th-century medieval manor house he moved brick by brick from Sussex to Kent. He died in Devon on 26 October 1957 at the age of 79
Gunns Gallery,
11 Lee Road,
Lynton,
Devon,
EX35 6HW
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