Lawson Wood, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lawson Wood

English artist

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1878

Place of Birth: Highgate, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Oct-1957

Profession: illustrator, painter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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.
Wood was decorated by the French for his gallantry at Vimy Ridge during World War I.
He was deeply concerned with animal welfare and was awarded membership in the Royal Zoological Society in 1934.
His animal designs were reproduced as wooden toys and he established a sanctuary for aged creatures.
In his later years, he was a recluse and died in Devon in 1957.