Sir Henry WOOD (1869-1944)

Large black and white reproduction of his portrait by Frank O. Salisbury, 30x22½ cms., showing Wood seated, wearing his doctoral robes and holding a music score.  
Signed and dated at the lower right, “Sincerely yours / Henry J. Wood / Proms Jubilee / 1944”.                         
Sir Henry Wood conducted the first season of the “Proms” in 1895, and continued the association until his death, both as conductor and guiding force. The original venue for the concerts, the Queen’s Hall, was destroyed in an air raid in 1941 and moved to its present home, the Royal Albert Hall, with an interruption in 1944 when they were moved to Bedford. Despite illness, Wood continued to conduct, but his health prevented him from conducting the Jubilee Concert in August of that year. 
An annotation on the white margin at the bottom, in another hand, tells us that the image is “From a Portrait by Frank O. Salisbury”, who is known for his portraits of Churchill and Queen Elizabeth II.
There is a small unobtrusive tear at the top of the picture on the dark portion above Sir Henry Wood’s head.

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