Stephen Bone woodcutting







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Stephen Bone woodcutting
by Francis Dodd
drypoint, 1928
12 7/8 in. x 11 1/4 in. (328 mm x 285 mm) plate size; 16 1/2 in. x 13 7/8 in. (418 mm x 351 mm) paper size
Reference Collection
NPG D17837
Sitterback to top
- Stephen Bone (1904-1958), Artist, writer and broadcaster. Sitter in 3 portraits, Artist of 1 portrait.
Artistback to top
- Francis Dodd (1874-1949), Painter and printmaker. Artist associated with 52 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Bone was a wood engraver and cutter, and can be seen here with a wood-cutter's knife and wood block.
Linked displays and exhibitionsback to top
- Twentieth Century Printmakers (18 June 2005 - 8 January 2006)
Events of 1928back to top
Current affairs
The Representation of the People Act 1928 grants women the same rights to vote as men. Building on reform of 1918, this Act lowered the voting age for women from 30 to 21, and removed the ownership of property requirements.Art and science
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin. The Scottish scientist's identification of the first antibiotic revolutionised the treatment of infection and is a landmark in medical history. By the Second World War, penicillin was being used to treat wounded soldiers and had a major impact on survival rates of those with infected wounds.International
Stalin announces the Soviet Union's first Five-Year plan of economic development. Based on Lenin's New Economic Policy, the Five-Year Plans aimed to expand the country's economy through rapid centralised industrialisation.Tell us more back to top
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