Francis Dodd RA 1874-1949

Francis Dodd was born at Holyhead, Anglesey. Studied at Glasgow School of Art under Fra Newbery and Archibald Kay, winning the Haldane Scholarship in 1893. For about 10 years from 1895 lived in Manchester, then settled in Blackheath in southeast London. Dodd was an Official War Artist during the World War I and was a trustee of the Tate Gallery in 1928-35. Elected RA in 1935. Dodd exhibited extensively at New English Arts Club, Royal Academy and Royal Society of Watercolourists. His work is held in many British public collections, including the Tate Gallery, in South Africa and Australia. Memorial show held at Bluecoat School, Liverpool in 1949 and South London Art Gallery in 1950.