Scene through wood a century of modern wood engraving Desmet, Anne 1964- creator author. Ashmolean Museum host institution. Society of Wood Engravers text bibliography Exhibition catalogs. enk 2020 monographic eng print 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm The Ashmolean Museum houses one of the most extensive collections of wood engravings in the world. The collection effectively began with the gift in 1964, by Arthur Mitchell, of over 3,000 prints, including a large group of wood engravings. During the 1980s and 1990s, it expanded remarkably with acquisitions of large groups of prints, often as gifts from the artists, resulting in a succession of monographic exhibitions on some of the most important wood engravers. They included John Farleigh (1986), John Buckland Wright (1990), Clare Leighton (1992), Monica Poole (1993) and Anne Desmet (1998). A key point in this period of expansion was the acquisition of a comprehensive body of work by Gertrude Hermes and Blair Hughes-Stanton in 1995 from the artists' family, which resulted in a memorable exhibition organised by Katharine Eustace. More recently, the Ashmolean has formed a close partnership with the Society of Wood Engravers (SWE) and has been keeping the collection up to date by acquiring work by members, both at the Society's annual exhibition and privately.0This exhibition catalogue covers the entire history of wood engraving, including every major artist of the genre.00Exhibition: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK (28.03.-12.07.2020). Anne Desmet. Exhibition catalogue held at Ashmolean Museum, 28 March to 12 July 2020. Includes bibliographical references and index. Society of Wood Engravers Exhibitions Society of Wood Engravers. Wood-engraving, British 20th century Exhibitions Wood-engraving 20th century Exhibitions Wood-engraving Wood-engraving, British 1900-1999 fast NE1143 .D47 2020 761/.207442574 9781910807378 1910807370 pda,print YDX 200201 20250318223648.8 in00004354683 eng