[1] He was born in England, emigrated to the United States and rose to prominence in the 1950s with the sales of millions of his color reproductions.

[4] Robert William Wood was born in Sandgate, Kent, England, near the White Cliffs of Dover.

His father, W. L. Wood, was a renowned home and church painter who recognized and supported his son's talent.

[9] He was represented by galleries in Laguna Beach, Los Angeles, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Cleveland.

[12] Wood was an extremely facile painter and his artistic production was substantial, in excess of 5,000 completed works.