John Lockwood KiplingCIE (6 July 1837 – 26 January 1911) was an English art teacher, illustrator and museum curator who spent most of his career in India. He was the father of the author Rudyard Kipling.[1]
John Lockwood Kipling and Alice Kipling in India during 1870
Alice was the daughter of a Methodist minister, the Reverend George Browne Macdonald. Kipling married during 1865 and relocated with his wife to India, where he had been appointed as a professor of architectural sculpture in the Jeejeebhoy School of Art in Bombay (now Mumbai), and later became its principal.[3]
Their son was born soon after, in December 1865, and was christened Rudyard after Rudyard, Staffordshire, the place where his parents had first met;[3] their daughter Alice [4] also known as Beatrice Kipling [5] was born in 1868. His life-long friend John Griffiths, whom he had met whilst working together at the South Kensington Museum and worked with him at the Bombay School of Art, became Rudyard's godfather.[6] During 1870–1872 Kipling was commissioned by the government to tour the Punjab, North-West Frontier and Kashmir and make a series of sketches of Indian craftsmen as well as various sights and antiquities in these regions.[7][8][9] Several of these sketches are presently at the Victoria and Albert Museum whilst others were printed in a number of books.[3]
Kipling illustrated many of Rudyard Kipling's books, and other works, including Tales of the Punjab by Flora Annie Steel. He also worked on the decorations for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and friezes on the Crawford Market in Bombay. The friezes of the Crawford Market are done in a Romano-Gothic style. The west entrance displays trader and sack-scales with porter, planter and water carrier around a well-head, while the east features several bullock carts.[12] John Kipling designed the uniforms and decorations for the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi during 1877, organised by the Viceroy of India, Lord Lytton, at which Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India.
During his tenure as the Principal of the Mayo School of Art, Lahore, he patronised indigenous artisans and by training and apprenticeship transformed them into craftsmen and designers. One of his protégés was Bhai Ram Singh, who assisted him in his imperial commission for decorating the Durbar Room at Osborne House. Kipling also remained editor of the Journal of Indian Art and Industry, which published drawings made by the students of the Mayo School.
During 2017 the Bard Graduate Center had an exhibition of his work: John Lockwood Kipling: Arts & Crafts in the Punjab and London.[1]
Main published works
Beast and Man in India: A Popular Sketch of Indian Animals in Their Relations with the People, Published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1891.
Inezilla: A Romance in Two Chapters, by J.L.K. Reprinted from The Chameleon, Allahabad, [1873].
Across the Border: Or, Pathân and Biloch, by Edward Emmerson Oliver, Illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling. Published by Chapman and Hall, 1890.
Tales of the Punjab Told by the People, by Flora Annie Webster Steel, Richard Carnac Temple, John Lockwood Kipling. Published by Macmillan and co., 1894.
The Two Jungle Books, by Rudyard Kipling. Illustrations by J. Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E., and W. H. Drake. Published by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., New York, 1893.
Gallery
Illustration for a chapter capital in the 1895 edition of The Two Jungle Books (1895), a compilation of The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book, both by his son, Rudyard Kipling.
^John Lockwood Kipling, C.I.E. New York Times, 24 January 1892.
^Carrington, Charles (1986). "1: Kiplings and Macdonalds". Rudyard Kipling: His Life and Work. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 31–32. ISBN014058028X.
The Pater: John Lockwood Kipling His Life and Times 1837–1911, by Arthur R Ankers, ISBN1-871044-00-6
The Kipling Papers: A List of Papers of John Lockwood Kipling 1837–1911, Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865–1936, and of Some Papers of Josephine, Elsie and John Kipling from Wimpole Hall, Cambridge. by University of Sussex Library. Manuscripts Section, Rudyard Kipling. Published by University of Sussex Library, 1980. ISBN0-85087-014-3.
Official Chronicle of the Mayo School of Art: The formative years under Lockwood Kipling. (1875 to 1893), Researched and Introduced by Nadeem Omar Tarar. Samina Choonara (editor). National College of Arts, Lahore, 2003, ISBN969-8623-00-0
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John Lockwood Kipling CIE 6 July 1837 26 January 1911 was an English art teacher illustrator and museum curator who spent most of his career in India He was the father of the author Rudyard Kipling 1 John Lockwood KiplingPortrait of John Lockwood Kipling by Hollinger Born 1837 07 06 6 July 1837Pickering North Yorkshire EnglandDied26 January 1911 1911 01 26 aged 73 Tisbury Wiltshire EnglandOccupationArt teacher illustrator museum curatorSpouseAlice McDonald m 1865 wbr ChildrenRudyard KiplingJohn Lockwood Kipling and Rudyard Kipling c 1890 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Main published works 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksLife and career EditLockwood Kipling was born in Pickering North Riding the son of Reverend Joseph Kipling and Frances nee Lockwood 2 and was educated at Woodhouse Grove School a Methodist boarding school He met his wife Alice MacDonald while working in Burslem Staffordshire where his designs can still be seen on the facade of the Wedgwood Institute 3 John Lockwood Kipling and Alice Kipling in India during 1870 Alice was the daughter of a Methodist minister the Reverend George Browne Macdonald Kipling married during 1865 and relocated with his wife to India where he had been appointed as a professor of architectural sculpture in the Jeejeebhoy School of Art in Bombay now Mumbai and later became its principal 3 Their son was born soon after in December 1865 and was christened Rudyard after Rudyard Staffordshire the place where his parents had first met 3 their daughter Alice 4 also known as Beatrice Kipling 5 was born in 1868 His life long friend John Griffiths whom he had met whilst working together at the South Kensington Museum and worked with him at the Bombay School of Art became Rudyard s godfather 6 During 1870 1872 Kipling was commissioned by the government to tour the Punjab North West Frontier and Kashmir and make a series of sketches of Indian craftsmen as well as various sights and antiquities in these regions 7 8 9 Several of these sketches are presently at the Victoria and Albert Museum whilst others were printed in a number of books 3 During 1875 Kipling was appointed the Principal of Mayo School of Arts Lahore British India present day National College of Arts Pakistan and also became curator of the old original Lahore Museum which figured as the Wonder House or Ajaib Ghar in Kim 10 not to be confused with the present one 11 He retired back to England in 1893 Kipling illustrated many of Rudyard Kipling s books and other works including Tales of the Punjab by Flora Annie Steel He also worked on the decorations for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and friezes on the Crawford Market in Bombay The friezes of the Crawford Market are done in a Romano Gothic style The west entrance displays trader and sack scales with porter planter and water carrier around a well head while the east features several bullock carts 12 John Kipling designed the uniforms and decorations for the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi during 1877 organised by the Viceroy of India Lord Lytton at which Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India During his tenure as the Principal of the Mayo School of Art Lahore he patronised indigenous artisans and by training and apprenticeship transformed them into craftsmen and designers One of his proteges was Bhai Ram Singh who assisted him in his imperial commission for decorating the Durbar Room at Osborne House Kipling also remained editor of the Journal of Indian Art and Industry which published drawings made by the students of the Mayo School He died in 1911 and is buried in Tisbury Wiltshire parish church 13 During 2017 the Bard Graduate Center had an exhibition of his work John Lockwood Kipling Arts amp Crafts in the Punjab and London 1 Main published works EditBeast and Man in India A Popular Sketch of Indian Animals in Their Relations with the People Published by Macmillan and Co London 1891 Inezilla A Romance in Two Chapters by J L K Reprinted from The Chameleon Allahabad 1873 Across the Border Or Pathan and Biloch by Edward Emmerson Oliver Illustrations by John Lockwood Kipling Published by Chapman and Hall 1890 Tales of the Punjab Told by the People by Flora Annie Webster Steel Richard Carnac Temple John Lockwood Kipling Published by Macmillan and co 1894 The Two Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling Illustrations by J Lockwood Kipling C I E and W H Drake Published by Doubleday Doran amp Company Inc New York 1893 Gallery Edit Illustration for a chapter capital in the 1895 edition of The Two Jungle Books 1895 a compilation of The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book both by his son Rudyard Kipling Bas relief from a series illustrating Kim Mayo College Ajmer India Coat of Arms designed by John Lockwood Kipling Cryptic dedication page with Arabic inscriptions Wood Carver at Shimla pencil and ink drawing by J Lockwood Kipling 1870 Graves of John Lockwood Kipling and Alice Kipling St John the Baptist Church Tisbury Wiltshire England Graves of John Lockwood Kipling and Alice Kipling St John the Baptist Church Tisbury Wiltshire England Grave of John Lockwood Kipling St John the Baptist Church Tisbury Wiltshire England Grave of John Lockwood Kipling St John the Baptist Church Tisbury Wiltshire England Grave of Alice Kipling St John the Baptist Church Tisbury Wiltshire England Grave of Alice Kipling St John the Baptist Church Tisbury Wiltshire England See also EditLockwood Kipling FountainReferences Edit John Lockwood Kipling C I E New York Times 24 January 1892 Carrington Charles 1986 1 Kiplings and Macdonalds Rudyard Kipling His Life and Work Harmondsworth Penguin Books pp 31 32 ISBN 014058028X a b c d Drawing by John Lockwood Kipling and Biography Archived 21 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Victoria amp Albert Museum The Kiplings and India Alice MacDonald Fleming Beatrice Trix Kipling Rudyard Kipling 6 August 2021 A Study of a Head of a Koonbie Griffiths John V amp A Explore the Collections Lockwood Kipling Arts amp Crafts of Punjab and London The Heritage Lab 15 January 2017 Retrieved 31 July 2019 Book Illustration by John Lockwood Kipling victorianweb org Retrieved 31 July 2019 Lockwood Kipling Arts and Crafts in the Punjab and London Exhibition at V amp A Museum Owlcation Retrieved 31 July 2019 Tarin O in The Kipling Journal June 2008 pp 10 21 For details see Peter Hopkirk Quest for Kim In Search of Kipling s Great Game London J Murray 1996 Steggles Mary Ann Barnes Richard 2011 British Sculpture in India New Views and Old Memories Norfolk Frontier p 235 ISBN 978 1 872914 41 1 Papers of John Lockwood Kipling University of Sussex Further reading EditThe Pater John Lockwood Kipling His Life and Times 1837 1911 by Arthur R Ankers ISBN 1 871044 00 6 The Kipling Papers A List of Papers of John Lockwood Kipling 1837 1911 Joseph Rudyard Kipling 1865 1936 and of Some Papers of Josephine Elsie and John Kipling from Wimpole Hall Cambridge by University of Sussex Library Manuscripts Section Rudyard Kipling Published by University of Sussex Library 1980 ISBN 0 85087 014 3 Official Chronicle of the Mayo School of Art The formative years under Lockwood Kipling 1875 to 1893 Researched and Introduced by Nadeem Omar Tarar Samina Choonara editor National College of Arts Lahore 2003 ISBN 969 8623 00 0External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Lockwood Kipling Rudyard Kipling Papers and other Kipling related collections at The Keep University of Sussex Works by John Lockwood Kipling at Project Gutenberg Works by or about John Lockwood Kipling at Internet Archive Works held by the Victoria and Albert Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Lockwood Kipling amp oldid 1110921627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
