William T. Cooper

William T. Cooper

William T. Cooper (born 1934) is an Australian artist. He trained originally as a landscape artist but achieved renown through natural history illustrations, especially of birds.

Illustrated works

Books illustrated by Cooper include:
* 1968 – "A Portfolio of Australian Birds" (text by Keith Hindwood)
* 1973 – "Parrots of the World" (text by Joseph Forshaw)
* 1977 – "Bird of Paradise and Bower Birds" (text by Joseph Forshaw)
* 1981 – "Australian Parrots" (2nd edition, text by Joseph Forshaw)
* 1983-1994 – "Kingfishers and Related Birds"
* 1993 - "Visions of a Rainforest : A Year in Australia's Tropical Rainforest" (text by Stanley Breeden)
* 1994 – "Fruits of the Rainforest" (text by Wendy Cooper)
* 1998 - "The Birds of Paradise: Paradisaeidae" (text by Clifford Frith and Bruce Beehler)
* 2002 - "Turacos : A Natural History of the Musophagidae" (text by Joseph Forshaw)
* 2002 – "Australian Parrots" (3rd [revised] edition, text by Joseph Forshaw)

Awards

* 1990 - awarded the Gold Medal of the Academy of Natural Sciences (USA) for distinction in natural history art
* 1994 - awarded the Order of Australia for contributions to art and ornithology

References

* [http://www.birdsinart.com/cooper.asp Birds in Art – William T. Cooper]


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