Lockwood Kipling: Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London - Exhibition · V&A

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This exhibition explored the life, work and lasting impact of John Lockwood Kipling (1837 – 1911), an artist, writer, museum director, teacher, conservationist and influential figure in the Arts and Crafts movement.

Past exhibition

Ran from 14 January 2017 to 2 April 2017 at

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Principal Entrance to the Mosque of Wazir Khan, by Mohammed Din, about 1880. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
John Lockwood Kipling with his son Rudyard Kipling, 1882. © National Trust/Charles Thomas
Bracelet shown at the Great Exhibition, made in Rajasthan, India, about 1850. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Durbar Hall at Osborne, designed by Bhai Ram Singh and Lockwood Kipling in 1890. © Bard Graduate Center, New York, photo by Bruce M. White
The Great Exhibition: India no. 4, by Joseph Nash, about 1851. Royal Collection Trust. © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 2016
Drawing of a wood carver, from a collection depicting craftsmen of the North-West Provinces of British India, Lockwood Kipling, 1870. Museum no. 0929:56/(IS). © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Wedding chest, about 1888. © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection
Rudyard Kipling’s bookplate ‘Ex Libris', Lockwood Kipling, 1909. © National Trust Images/John Hammond
Terracotta tobacco jar and cover in the form of a bear, Lockwood Kipling, 1896. © National Trust/Charles Thomas
View of Lahore with Maharaja Ranjit Singh, about 1870. Museum no. IM.2:87-1917. © Victoria and Albert Museum, London