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Lawson Collection (#4)

"Lawson: A Master of Artistic Versatility" Lawson, a name that resonates with artistic brilliance and versatility

Background imageLawson Collection: Segovia, Spain, c. 1916 (oil on canvas)

Segovia, Spain, c. 1916 (oil on canvas)
985140 Segovia, Spain, c.1916 (oil on canvas) by Lawson, Ernest (1873-1939); 50.8x62.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Segovia, Spain. Ernest Lawson (1873-1939). Oil on canvas

Background imageLawson Collection: The Excursion Boat, (oil on canvas)

The Excursion Boat, (oil on canvas)
984888 The Excursion Boat, (oil on canvas) by Lawson, Ernest (1873-1939); 64.7x77.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Excursion Boat. Ernest Lawson (1873-1939). Oil on canvas

Background imageLawson Collection: The Scottish Constitutional Convention (SCC) was an association of Scottish political

The Scottish Constitutional Convention (SCC) was an association of Scottish political parties, churches and other civic groups, that developed a framework for a Scottish devolution. 28th January 1989

Background imageLawson Collection: General Washingtons Resignation, 1799. Creator: Alexander Lawson

General Washingtons Resignation, 1799. Creator: Alexander Lawson
General Washingtons Resignation, 1799

Background imageLawson Collection: Haymaking By Moonlight, 1876. Creator: Cecil Gordon Lawson

Haymaking By Moonlight, 1876. Creator: Cecil Gordon Lawson
Haymaking By Moonlight, 1876

Background imageLawson Collection: Portrait of Cecil Lawson, 1882. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer

Portrait of Cecil Lawson, 1882. Creator: Hubert von Herkomer
Portrait of Cecil Lawson, 1882

Background imageLawson Collection: Trade card for Goodwill & Lawson, engravers, printers and stationers, 19th century

Trade card for Goodwill & Lawson, engravers, printers and stationers, 19th century

Background imageLawson Collection: 1954 Moss & Lawson Special on trial. Creator: Unknown

1954 Moss & Lawson Special on trial. Creator: Unknown
1954 Moss & Lawson Special on trial

Background imageLawson Collection: The August Moon, 1880, (c1930). Creator: Cecil Gordon Lawson

The August Moon, 1880, (c1930). Creator: Cecil Gordon Lawson
The August Moon, 1880, (c1930). Full moon over the river at at Blackdown, near Haslemere in Surrey. Painting in the Tate Gallery, London. From " Modern Masterpieces of British Art"

Background imageLawson Collection: Priscilla Lawson, 1938. Creator: Unknown

Priscilla Lawson, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Priscilla Lawson, 1938. Priscilla Lawson (1914-1958), born Priscilla Shortridge, was an American actress best known for her role as Princess Aura in the original Flash Gordon serial (1936)

Background imageLawson Collection: Major A Lawson, 1911. Creator: Unknown

Major A Lawson, 1911. Creator: Unknown
Major A Lawson, 1911. Portrait of a British army officer. From " British Sports and Sportsmen: Racing Coursing and Steeplechasing", Part II, edited by William Scarth Dixon. [1911]

Background imageLawson Collection: London Bridge, 1919. Artist: James Kerr-Lawson

London Bridge, 1919. Artist: James Kerr-Lawson
London Bridge, 1919. View across the bridge to the church of St Magnus the Martyr and the Monument to the Great Fire of London

Background imageLawson Collection: Spanish Seamstresses, 1919. Artist: James Kerr-Lawson

Spanish Seamstresses, 1919. Artist: James Kerr-Lawson
Spanish Seamstresses, 1919. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

Background imageLawson Collection: Covent Garden Scene - Women Workers Seated, c1862-1935

Covent Garden Scene - Women Workers Seated, c1862-1935

Background imageLawson Collection: Covent Garden Scene - Women Workers Standing, c1862-1935

Covent Garden Scene - Women Workers Standing, c1862-1935

Background imageLawson Collection: HRG of MH Lawson amd MG TA of Maurice Toulmin at the MG Car Club Abingdon Trial / Rally, 1939

HRG of MH Lawson amd MG TA of Maurice Toulmin at the MG Car Club Abingdon Trial / Rally, 1939
HRG Standard Meadows-engined 2-seater. 1938. Reg. No. DOY777. Entry No: 7. Driver: Lawson, M.H. Chassis No. W74. Background: MG TA 1548 cc. Reg. No. BBL78.Entry No: 29. Driver: Toulmin, J.M. M.G.C.C

Background imageLawson Collection: HRG of MH Lawson competing in the RAC Rally, Madeira Drive, Brighton, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell

HRG of MH Lawson competing in the RAC Rally, Madeira Drive, Brighton, 1939. Artist: Bill Brunell
HRG Standard Meadows-engined 2-seater. 1938 1496 cc. Reg. No. DOY777. Event Entry No: 78. Driver: Lawson, M.H. Chassis No. W74. Madeira Drive, Brighton. R.A.C. Rally. Date: 25-29.4.39

Background imageLawson Collection: Bassist Bob Haggart and trumpeter Yank Lawson at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1978

Bassist Bob Haggart and trumpeter Yank Lawson at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 1978
Bassist Bob Haggart and trumpeter Yank Lawson performing at the Forum Theatre, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, 26 October 1978

Background imageLawson Collection: French Retreat from Moscow, Second Half of the 19th cen

French Retreat from Moscow, Second Half of the 19th cen.. Found in the Collection of Muse e du Louvre, Paris

Background imageLawson Collection: Battersea Reach, c1870, (c1915). Artist: Cecil Gordon Lawson

Battersea Reach, c1870, (c1915). Artist: Cecil Gordon Lawson
Battersea Reach, c1870, (c1915). From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney. [Virtue & Company, London, c1915]

Background imageLawson Collection: Lawsons Bicyclette, 1939

Lawsons Bicyclette, 1939. From Cycling 1839-1939. [John Player & Sons, London, 1939]

Background imageLawson Collection: The Vale of Meifod, 1873. Artist: Cecil Gordon Lawson

The Vale of Meifod, 1873. Artist: Cecil Gordon Lawson
The Vale of Meifod, 1873. From The Studio Volume 31. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1904]

Background imageLawson Collection: The Storm Cloud, c1875. Artist: Cecil Gordon Lawson

The Storm Cloud, c1875. Artist: Cecil Gordon Lawson
The Storm Cloud, c1875. Painting held at the Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull.From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford Volume III

Background imageLawson Collection: Sir Wilfrid Lawson, British politician and temperance campaigner, c1890

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, British politician and temperance campaigner, c1890. Artist: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, British politician and temperance campaigner, c1890. First elected to Parliament in 1859, Lawson (1829-1906) was one of the leading figures in the temperance movement

Background imageLawson Collection: Sir Wilfrid Lawson, politician, MP for Carlisle, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield

Sir Wilfrid Lawson, politician, MP for Carlisle, 1882. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, politician, MP for Carlisle, 1882. First elected to Parliament in 1859, Lawson (1829-1906) was one of the leading figures in the temperance movement

Background imageLawson Collection: Morning Light, River Valley, Connecticut, 1919. Artist: Ernest Lawson

Morning Light, River Valley, Connecticut, 1919. Artist: Ernest Lawson
Morning Light, River Valley, Connecticut, 1919. Lawson was one of the Eight, realist genre painters who were also called the Ashcan School

Background imageLawson Collection: Glasgow Rangers FC football team c 1922-1923

Glasgow Rangers FC football team c 1922-1923. Back row: Lawson, Reid, Roberts, Jamieson, Gould, Walls, Rollo, Hansen, Laird

Background imageLawson Collection: WWI Poster, Your King & Country Need You

WWI Poster, Your King & Country Need You
WWI Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster, design by Lawson Wood (1878-1957). Your King & Country Need You to Maintain the Honour and Glory of the British Empire

Background imageLawson Collection: CIVIL WAR: SUBMARINE. Confederate submarine Hunley, named for its inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley

CIVIL WAR: SUBMARINE. Confederate submarine Hunley, named for its inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley, who died in one of the early trials

Background imageLawson Collection: Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie " Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town, upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown, rapping at the window, crying through the lock

Background imageLawson Collection: Reducing the Gas Bill

Reducing the Gas Bill
Comic illustration by Lawson Wood (1878-1957) showing a Scottish man blowing into his gas supply in an attempt to reduce bills watched by his son in a tartan kilt

Background imageLawson Collection: Edward Levy-Lawson, 1St Baron Burnham, 1833 A

Edward Levy-Lawson, 1St Baron Burnham, 1833 A

Background imageLawson Collection: Sir John Grant Lawson, 1St Baronet, 1856

Sir John Grant Lawson, 1St Baronet, 1856

Background imageLawson Collection: What Times High Water? by Lawson Wood

What Times High Water? by Lawson Wood
A little monkey looks beseechingly at Gran pop (the wily orang-utan created by artist Lawson Wood) as the rock they are seated on suddenly becomes less roomy with the rising tide. Date: 1932

Background imageLawson Collection: Commandeered by Lawson Wood, WW1 cartoon

Commandeered by Lawson Wood, WW1 cartoon
Cartoon by Lawson Wood showing two British soldiers taking away a little boys toy horse, much to his distress. The cartoon is a humorous comment on the number of horses commandeered by the Army in

Background imageLawson Collection: Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? by Lawson Wood

Whos Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? by Lawson Wood
Humorous colour illustration by Lawson Wood depicting his orange utan character, Gran pop sliding away on some ice from the shadow of a wolf. Appropriately, he is accompanied by three little pigs

Background imageLawson Collection: Pack up your troubles! by Lawson Wood

Pack up your troubles! by Lawson Wood
A colour illustration by Lawson Wood showing a mother cat packing her kittens into a bag. Date: 12th November 1930

Background imageLawson Collection: PUCK: CARTOON, 1905. Mr. Orpheus of Boston. Thomas W. Lawson, as Orpheus, playing a lyre

PUCK: CARTOON, 1905. Mr. Orpheus of Boston. Thomas W. Lawson, as Orpheus, playing a lyre, and William A. Rockefeller, James R. Keene, J. Edward Addicks, and Henry Huttleston Rogers as wild animals

Background imageLawson Collection: Gran pops Cocktail Party by Lawson Wood

Gran pops Cocktail Party by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration depicting Gran pop, the orang utan character created by Lawson Wood, who was a regular feature of The Sketch during the 1930s

Background imageLawson Collection: Granpop does a bit of plumbing by Lawson Wood

Granpop does a bit of plumbing by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood depicting his orang utan character, Gran pop embarking on a bit of plumbing by trying to fashion a shower (perhaps)

Background imageLawson Collection: Marooned by Lawson Wood

Marooned by Lawson Wood
A rather peeved pirate or buccaneer sits alone on a desert island, apparently abandoned by his shipmates. Date: 1911

Background imageLawson Collection: Lawson Wood - Pre-War Gran pop?

Lawson Wood - Pre-War Gran pop?
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood showing a small monkey and the famous orang utan character called Granpop eating boiled eggs

Background imageLawson Collection: Alvin Lawson

Alvin Lawson speaks about imaginary abductees and the birth-trauma hypothesis at the Salzburg Colloquium, 1982 Date: 1982

Background imageLawson Collection: The Higher the Fewer says Gran pop by Lawson Wood

The Higher the Fewer says Gran pop by Lawson Wood
Humorous illustration by Lawson Wood showing his orang utan character, Gran pop sitting in precariously in a homemade hot air balloon. A little piglet falls out of the bottom of the basket

Background imageLawson Collection: Making music, London, 1874. Artist: Francis Wilfrid Lawson

Making music, London, 1874. Artist: Francis Wilfrid Lawson
Making music, London, 1874. A woman at a keyboard with men playing violin and clarinet. Illustration by Francis Wilfrid Lawson. Wood engraving

Background imageLawson Collection: Peace Negotiations by Lawson Wood WW1 horses

Peace Negotiations by Lawson Wood WW1 horses
Cartoon by Lawson Wood showing a British soldier trying to placate a horse with a sugar lump - a humorous comment on the number of badly behaved horses requisitioned by the British Army during

Background imageLawson Collection: Your King & Country Need You, 1914

Your King & Country Need You, 1914.Chromolithograph recruiting poster, after Lawson Wood, 1914, published by the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, as poster No 18.A British Infantryman

Background imageLawson Collection: Field Officers, Staff Lodge, 2nd Batch - Salvation Army

Field Officers, Staff Lodge, 2nd Batch - Salvation Army, training college in London. Date: 1907




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"Lawson: A Master of Artistic Versatility" Lawson, a name that resonates with artistic brilliance and versatility. From the whimsical illustrations in "Too Many Cooks" by Lawson Wood to the mischievous charm of "Georgie Porgie, " this talented artist captivates our imagination. In his masterpiece "Fat Geese. " Lawson Wood transports us to a world where chubby geese waddle with delight, showcasing his ability to infuse humor into every stroke of his brush. And in "Hush-A-Bye, Baby, " we are lulled into serenity as Lawson's gentle touch brings forth tender moments between mother and child. But it doesn't stop there; Lawson's creativity knows no bounds. In "Drive Off The Missing Links, " he takes us on an exhilarating journey through time, blending adventure and mystery seamlessly. And who can forget the infectious energy radiating from his work titled "Going with a Swing"? It's impossible not to tap your feet along. Delving deeper into his repertoire, we discover another facet of Lawson's talent – storytelling through art. In John Lawson's book "Biblical Tales, " Jesus and Girl come alive under the skilled hands of our beloved artist. Through vivid imagery, he breathes life into these timeless tales. Yet it is not only within the realms of illustration that Lawson leaves an indelible mark; he also captures our attention through thought-provoking posters like "The Goal in Sight. " This piece depicts two Scotsmen fiercely competing for Scotch whiskey supremacy—a testament to both their determination and passion. However, even great artists have their controversies. With works such as "To the Public Danger, " Lawson challenges societal norms and provokes discussions about public safety—an artist unafraid to push boundaries. And let us not overlook his contributions beyond traditional art forms—his poster for Jersey Airways showcases how versatile he truly is. From canvas to commercial design, Lawson's talent knows no bounds.