if you've enjoyed the Lawson Wood art I've posted in the past, here's a video that focuses on his art in a biographical time line

the video gets to my favorite art at 7:30

Flying tips postcards from about 1906

https://www.ebay.com/itm/293979468725?hash=item44728ab3b5:g:-moAAOSwBv9gBW4z

I finally found the first car, the first police trap, the first airplane, and the first sidecar.... from the Lawson Wood "prehistoric" series,

from the 12 paintings in "Prehistoric Proverbs" by  Lawson Wood 

Quaint Ways in Quaint Days, A Series of 12 Water-Colour Drawings, published about 1907

The last time (only time) I'd ever run across one of his 'Prehistoric" series, 2 years ago, I couldn't find out anything else about them, and only found the two paintings, of the first stage coach and the first Bicycle. 

SO, now, I've posted 6 of the 12! Ha! I just saved you from buying the book, which, the least expensive copy online costs 85 dollars plus shipping. 

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/search/?keyword=%22lawson%20wood%22&page=4&sort=-relevance&status=archive

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=lawson+wood  for the other Lawson Wood paintings, that I am just nuts over. He is one of my favorite artists because he combined humor with his art, and used innovation of primitive mechanical stuff to share his sense of humor

And while looking around to see if I could find more, I discovered that he was part of a private club for bohemian artists and journalists, and made this menu, when it came his turn, in 1906

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1485331

"No submarines in the air!" Reeealy, ya don't say?

Lawson Wood, one of my favorite artists

http://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2019/03/colliers-magazine-part-13.html

I finally found more Lawson Wood paintings, and am surprised to find he did WW2 Buy Bonds and war propaganda posters!

above is a Prestone Antifreeze postcard 

above, "The Stage Coach"

 below "The First Bicycle"

https://www.art.com/gallery/id--b206874-c23944/illustrated-figures-fine-art-prints.htm?page=2

I just found that there is a home with a frieze wrapping around a living room in Victoria Canada, up near the ceiling, by Lawson Wood... this blow's my mind!  I've never heard of wallpaper by an artist like this! It's a Chromolithograph http://centurybungalow.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2016-02-04T07:02:00-08:00&max-results=7

http://centurybungalow.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-painted-frieze-by-british-illustrator.html

 for some that are great, but have nothing to do with vehicles. He specialized in this character, the chimpanzee Gran Pop, but he also illustrated books, magazine covers, advertising, etc. http://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2018/09/lawson-wood-part-10.html  and http://cincinnativiews.net/sets_page_5.htm
https://www.etsy.com/market/lawson_wood

https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2017/10/cool-improvised-airplane.html  for the best ones I ever found from Lawson Wood

cool improvised airplane, and other art by Lawson Wood

Lawson Wood was born on 23 August 1878 in Highgate, London, the son of a landscape artist, and the grandson of an architectural artist. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, Heatherley's School of Fine Art and Frank Calderon's School of Animal Painting.

From the age of 24 he pursued a successful freelance career and was published in The Graphic, The Strand Magazine, Punch, The Illustrated London News, and Boys Own Paper. He illustrated a number of books including Louis Tracy's The Invaders in 1901 for Pearson.

By 1906, he was recognized for his humorous style, especially for his depictions of stone-age humans and dinosaurs. His standing among artists was made obvious when he was chosen by art instructor Percy V. Bradshaw to launch The Art of the Illustrator

During World War I, Wood served as an officer in the Kite Balloon Wing of the Royal Flying Corps, and was responsible for spotting planes from a hot-air ballon. The duty was dangerous, and Wood was decorated by the French for his action over Vimy Ridge.

In 1934, he was awarded a fellowship of the Royal Zoological Society for his work with animals and his concerns about their welfare. He established his own sanctuary for aged creatures.

http://www.bpib.com/illustra2/lwood.htm
http://anyskin.tumblr.com/post/74823238141/jersey-airways#notes
https://www.pinterest.se/lorettaspeak/colliers-magazine/

For his illustrations, full page, of childrens books, http://poulwebb.blogspot.com/2018/09/lawson-wood-part-10.html

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