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Tom Wood

(1955-), Painter

Sitter in 3 portraits
Artist of 3 portraits
Yorkshire-based artist, known for his imaginative and allusive abstract and figurative work; his one-man show at Dean Clough Contemporary Art, Halifax in 1987 gave rise to a number of portraits of King Charles III (the then Prince of Wales), shown two years later; he won second prize in the National Portrait Gallery's John Player Portrait Award in 1985, and has undertaken numerous commissions, including a poster for London Transport.

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Alan Bennett; Tom Wood, by Barry Wood - NPG x45811

Alan Bennett; Tom Wood

by Barry Wood
colour print, circa 1993
NPG x45811

Alan Bennett; Tom Wood, by Barry Wood - NPG x45935

Alan Bennett; Tom Wood

by Barry Wood
contact sheet, circa 1993
NPG x45935

Tom Wood, by John Arnison - NPG x126256

Tom Wood

by John Arnison
digital C-type colour print, 2003
NPG x126256

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