James Henry Dowd (1884-1956)
An artist in oils, watercolours, etching and drypoint, Dowd exhibited at numerous venues in London and beyond. His illustrations for Punch first appeared in 1906 – an association that would last for the next 42 years. Childhood and children were his favoured subjects (Price described him as the G D Armour of the nursery).
Collections
British Museum
Imperial War Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
Sources and further reading
Bryant M and Heneage S (1994), Dictionary of British Cartoonists and Caricaturists 1730-1980, Scolar Press
Dolman B (1981), A Dictionary of British Artists, 1929, Antique Collectors’ Club
Johnson J and Greutzner A (1999), British Artists 1880-1940, Antique Collectors’ Club
Mackenzie I, (1988), British Prints, Antique Collectors’ Club
Price R G G (1957), A History of Punch, Collins
Waters G M (1975), Dictionary of British Artists 1900-1950, Eastbourne Fine Art
An artist in oils, watercolours, etching and drypoint, Dowd exhibited at numerous venues in London and beyond. His illustrations for Punch first appeared in 1906 – an association that would last for the next 42 years. Childhood and children were his favoured subjects (Price described him as the G D Armour of the nursery).
Collections
British Museum
Imperial War Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
Sources and further reading
Bryant M and Heneage S (1994), Dictionary of British Cartoonists and Caricaturists 1730-1980, Scolar Press
Dolman B (1981), A Dictionary of British Artists, 1929, Antique Collectors’ Club
Johnson J and Greutzner A (1999), British Artists 1880-1940, Antique Collectors’ Club
Mackenzie I, (1988), British Prints, Antique Collectors’ Club
Price R G G (1957), A History of Punch, Collins
Waters G M (1975), Dictionary of British Artists 1900-1950, Eastbourne Fine Art