{"title":"Wood, Stanley L.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStanley Llewellyn Wood (1866–1928)\u003c\/strong\u003e was a Welsh artist and illustrator known for dramatic adventure scenes, lively depictions of horses and illustrations for popular boys' books and magazines. Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, on 10 December 1866, he established a career in commercial illustration during the late Victorian and Edwardian periods.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWood worked for publishers supplying illustrated fiction to a large readership. His pictures appeared in boys' adventure stories, serial magazines and books, and he became particularly associated with the \u003cem\u003eCaptain Kettle\u003c\/em\u003e stories by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne. Horses, riders, chases and confrontations were recurring subjects, often shown from energetic viewpoints designed to convey movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis work extended to stories set in the American West, where galloping horses and dramatic frontier encounters offered opportunities for strong contrasts and action-filled compositions. An example is \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wood-stanley-l-1866-1928-british-boys-annual-1927-the-redskins-sent-shots\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Redskins Sent Shots\u003c\/em\u003e, published in the \u003cem\u003eBritish Boys' Annual\u003c\/em\u003e of 1927\u003c\/a\u003e. The picture illustrates the conventions of adventure fiction of its period; its original caption uses terminology that is now outdated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWood also illustrated novels and other popular literature, producing both black-and-white drawings and colour work. His illustrations were intended to attract readers and develop the drama of a story, frequently placing action and gesture at the centre of the image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe married Mary Elizabeth Jenkins in London in 1899, and the couple had three sons. Wood died at his home in Palmers Green, north London, on 1 March 1928.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis illustrations provide a record of the visual style and interests of British popular adventure publishing in the decades around 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wood-stanley-l-1866-1928-british-boys-annual-1927-the-redskins-sent-shots","title":"Wood, Stanley L. (1866-1928) - The Redskins sent shots 1927","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Redskins Sent Shots\u003c\/em\u003e is an illustration attributed to the Welsh artist Stanley L. Wood (1866–1928), from the \u003cem\u003eBritish Boys' Annual\u003c\/em\u003e of 1927. Its subject belongs to the adventure-story imagery of the period, when illustrated boys' annuals regularly featured frontier encounters and dramatic scenes from popular fiction. The historic wording of the caption is retained as part of the original publication title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download includes 1 JPEG image at 600 dpi, measuring 3366 pixels wide by 4662 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wood-stanley-l\"\u003eStanley L. Wood\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64395577196874,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Wood_StanleyL._1866-1928_-TheRedskinssentshots1927_main.jpg?v=1794591163"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Wood_Stanley_L._1866-1928.jpg?v=1794591320","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/wood-stanley-l.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}