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S John Woods, b. 1915

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Reference number
1997/46
Name
S John Woods
Born
1915
Collection
Object type
  • Person
Completeness
36%
  • Biography

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    Biography
    Born in London. He exhibited paintings in Britain and abroad before World War Two and has written extensively about artists, notably John Piper, painting and theatre design.

    He was a member of the Society of Industrial Artists and he designed material for a number of commercial organisations.

    From 1943 to 1955 he was Advertising Director at Ealing Studios where he commissioned artists to design posters to advertise films. He held a number of solo exhibitions after the war. He then worked in television.
    Employment
    Designed posters for London Transport, 1950-1952
    Role
    Artist,