About the Lockwood Kipling exhibition
About the Lockwood Kipling exhibition
Find out more about the first major exhibition on the career and international legacy of John Lockwood Kipling
Lockwood Kipling: Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London
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.
This exhibition is now closed at V&A South Kensington
Supported by the Friends of the V&A
Exhibition highlights
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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
Features
The Bagshot Park side chair
The Bagshot Park side chair
Discover the unique design style that adapted an Indian craft and aesthetic to British form and functionality
Lockwood Kipling’s collection of Indian popular art
Lockwood Kipling’s collection of Indian popular art
Lockwood Kipling: collecting and curating Gandharan Buddhist sculptures
Lockwood Kipling: collecting and curating Gandharan Buddhist sculptures
Discover how Kipling's fascination for Gandharan Buddhist sculptures contributed to their collection and future survival
