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List Of Wildlife Artists
This list of wildlife artists is a list for any notable wildlife artist, wildlife painter, wildlife photographer, other wildlife artist, society of wildlife artists, museum, or exhibition of wildlife art, worldwide. A * Jackson Miles Abbott * John Abbot *Joy Adamson * Jacques-Laurent Agasse * Richard Ansdell * John James Audubon *John Woodhouse Audubon B * Don Balke * Peter Barrett * William Bartram *John Banovich * Robert Bateman *William Holbrook Beard * Frank Benson * William D. Berry *Thomas Bewick * Thierry Bisch * Steve Bloom *Karl Blossfeldt * Carl Brenders *Rembrandt Bugatti *John Philip Busby C *Mark Catesby *Raymond Ching * James L. Clark *John Clymer *Guy Coheleach *Simon Combes D * Thomas Aquinas Daly * Gerald Curtis Delano * B. L. Driscoll *Jan Dungel * Brian Lee Durfee *Gerald Durrell E *Eric Ennion F * Melanie Fain *Al Feldstein *Walton Ford *Charles Fracé * Louis Agassiz Fuertes *Alexander Fussell G * Robert Gillmor * Luther Goldman * Elizabeth Gould *John G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notable
Notability is the property of being worthy of notice, having fame, or being considered to be of a high degree of interest, significance, or distinction. It also refers to the capacity to be such. Persons who are notable due to public responsibility, accomplishments, or, even, mere participation in the celebrity industry are said to have a public profile. The concept arises in the philosophy of aesthetics regarding aesthetic appraisal.Aesthetic Appraisal', Philosophy (1975), 50: 189–204, Evan Simpson There are criticisms of art galleries determining monetary valuation, or valuation so as to determine what or what not to display, being based on notability of the artist, rather than inherent quality of the art work. Notability arises in decisions on coverage questions in journalism. Marketers and newspapers may try to create notability to create celebrity, fame, or notoriety, or to increase sales, as in the yellow press. The privileged class are sometimes called notables, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William D
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Combes
Simon Combes (1940 – 12 December 2004) was an artist born in Shaftesbury, England. Residing most of his life in Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ..., Combes was well known for his paintings of African wildlife and dedication to conservation. In February 2005, the Artists For Conservation organization created a conservation award in the artist's honor. References External links Official website 1940 births Animal artists Wildlife artists 20th-century English painters English male painters 21st-century English painters 21st-century English male artists 2004 deaths 20th-century English male artists {{England-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Coheleach
Guy Coheleach is an American wildlife artist. His paintings have been in 41 one-man retrospective exhibitions in major museums in 36 cities from New York to Los Angeles from 1991 to 2011. Along with over a hundred one-man commercial shows worldwide, his work has also been exhibited in the National Collection of Fine Art, the Royal Ontario Museum, the White House, Washington D.C.'s Corcoran Gallery, the Norton Gallery and the Newark Museum. Visiting heads of state have received his American Eagle print, and he was the first Western artist to exhibit in Peking after World War II. Coheleach became a charter member of The World Wildlife Fund's "The 1001: A Nature Trust" in 1972. His endowment at the University of Tennessee provides about six full scholarships to the School of Wildlife Management each year. Coheleach (pronounced KO-lee-ak) was born in New York City in 1933. He grew up at Baldwin, Long Island, one of nine children. He began drawing around age ten. He was fascinate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clymer
John Ford Clymer (January 29, 1907 – November 2, 1989) was an American painter and illustrator known for his nature works featuring the American West. Early life and education Born in Ellensburg, Washington, Clymer first studied art through an Art Instruction School correspondence course. Career Clymer continued to study art in Canada, where he spent eight years illustrating for Canadian magazines. In Westport, Connecticut, Clymer established his career as an illustrator for American magazines, including '' Argosy'', ''The Saturday Evening Post'', ''Woman's Day'' and '' Field and Stream''. Clymer created 80 covers for T''he Saturday Evening Post''. While in the Marine Corps, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James L
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raymond Ching
Raymond Ching (born 1939), also known as Raymond Harris-Ching and Ray Ching, is a New Zealand painter. Ching is known for his contemporary bird and wildlife paintings. His ornithological illustrations have appeared in books such as ''The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds.'' Background Ching was born in Wellington, New Zealand. Around the age of twelve he dropped out of high school and started an apprenticeship in advertising, eventually becoming an art director. Dissatisfied with this career path, he turned to painting. A seminal experience from his youth has been noted as influencing his interest in ornithological illustration: during a class visit to a museum, Ching became fascinated by a collection of stuffed hummingbirds, inspiring a lifelong love and fascination with birds, feathers, and flight. Painting career In the 1960s, Ching began to exhibit and sell paintings of birds. His first exhibition, ''Thirty Birds'', at the John Leech Galleries in Auckland in 1966 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Catesby
Mark Catesby (24 March 1683 – 23 December 1749) was an English naturalist who studied the flora and fauna of the New World. Between 1729 and 1747 Catesby published his ''Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands'', the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America. It included 220 plates of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, mammals and plants. Life and works Catesby was born on 24 March 1683 and baptised at Castle Hedingham, Essex on 30 March 1683. His father, John Catesby (buried 12 November 1703), was a local politician and gentleman farmer. His mother was Elizabeth Jekyll (buried 5 September 1708). The family owned a farm and house, Holgate, in Sudbury, Suffolk as well as property in London. An acquaintance with the naturalist John Ray led to Catesby becoming interested in natural history. The death of his father left Catesby enough to live on, so in 1712, he accompanied his sister Elizabeth to Williamsburg, Virginia. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Philip Busby
John Philip Busby (1928–2015) was an influential artist whose close observation of nature and dedication to drawing from life inspired several generations of leading wildlife artists. Biography John Philip Busby was born in Bradford in 1928 and attended Ilkley Grammar School. After National Service, he studied at Leeds College of Art and then at Edinburgh College of Art, ECA, where he was awarded post-graduate and major travel scholarships. On return from France and Italy he was invited to join the staff of ECA, where he taught drawing and painting from 1956 until 1988. In 1959 he was commissioned to paint the mural ''Christ in Glory'' in the Scottish Episcopal Church, St. Columbas-by-the-Castle in Edinburgh which was influenced by his travels and informed by his personal Christian faith. Busby was a member of the Royal Scottish Academy of Arts and Architecture (RSA) and the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour, RSW, and served as president of the Society o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rembrandt Bugatti
Rembrandt Bugatti (16 October 1884 – 8 January 1916) was an Italian sculptor, known primarily for his bronze sculptures of wildlife subjects. During World War I, he volunteered for paramedical work at a military hospital in Antwerp, an experience that triggered in Bugatti the onset of depression, aggravated by financial problems, which eventually caused him to commit suicide on 8 January 1916 in Paris, France when he was 31 years old. Early life Born in Milan into an artistic family, Rembrandt Bugatti was the second son of Carlo Bugatti and his wife, Teresa Lorioli. His older brother Ettore Bugatti became a famous automobile manufacturer. He was given his first name by his uncle, painter Giovanni Segantini. His father was an Art Nouveau furniture and jewelry designer who also worked in textiles, ceramics, and silver metalware. As such, Rembrandt Bugatti grew up in an environment where a great many of his parents' friends were from the artistic world. In 1902, the family moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Brenders
Carl Brenders (born 1937) is a naturalist and painter, born near Antwerp, Belgium. The painter is most famous for his detailed and lifelike paintings of wildlife. Some of the artist's accomplishments include illustrations of wildlife for ''La Vie secrète des bêtes'', a book series (published in English as ''Nature's Hidden World''), and being named the 24th Master Artist at the 2002 ''Birds in Art'' exhibition at Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, Wisconsin. His art is the subject of the books, ''Wildlife: The Nature Paintings of Carl Brenders'',published by Harry N. Abrams (Aug 2004), ''Song of Creation'',published by Baker Books (July 2000), and ''Pride of Place: The Art of Carl Brenders''.published by Langford Press (June 2007), Thirty of the artist's works were a part of the major retrospective exhibition ''Artistry in Nature: The Wildlife Paintings of Carl Brenders'' which opened at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and then tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Blossfeldt
Karl Blossfeldt (June 13, 1865December 9, 1932) was a German photographer and sculptor. He is best known for his close-up photographs of plants and living things, published in 1929 as ''Urformen der Kunst''. He was inspired, as was his father, by nature and the ways in which plants grow. He believed that "the plant must be valued as a totally artistic and architectural structure." Among his contacts at the Berlin Arts and Crafts School was Heinz Warneke. From 1923, he was professor at the ''Vereinigte Staatsschulen für Freie und Angewandte Kunst'' (United State Schools for Fine and Applied Art) in Berlin, Germany. He died aged 67. Biography Blossfeldt never received formal training on the subject of photography but apprenticed in Rome under Moritz Meurer, (1839–1916), a decorative artist and professor of ornament and design, from 1890 to 1896. Appointed for a teaching post at the Institute of Royal Arts Museum in 1898 (where he remained until 1931), he established an arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
