The life and work of distinguished wood engraver Reynolds Stone will be explored in a lecture given by his son.

To coincide with the Dorset Museum exhibition Scene through Wood: A century of Modern Wood Engraving, Humphrey Stone will discuss the work of his father in an evening lecture at the venue.

Reynolds Stone (1909-1979) helped champion the renaissance in good printing and type design, and was an accomplished watercolour painter and letter cutter in stone. His legacy endures in much that remains familiar, including the coat of arms on a British passport. After an apprenticeship with Cambridge University Press, Stone’s career quickly blossomed. Commissions poured in for bookplates, designs and illustrations. In 1953 he and his wife Janet bought a house in Litton Cheney in the Bride Valley.

Humphrey Stone is the author of Reynolds Stone: A Memoir (Dovecote Press, 2019). He is a freelance designer mainly of books, but also logos and calligraphy.

The lecture will be held at Dorset Museum on Thursday, April 28 at 7pm.

There is also the opportunity to get access to the museum’s galleries and the Scene Through Wood exhibition prior to the lecture at no extra charge.

Tickets are available to book via https://www.dorsetmuseum.org/event/reynolds-stone-life-and-work/