B. L. Driscoll

B. L. Driscoll

Barrington Lionel Driscoll or Barry Driscoll (15 December 1926 Camberwell, London - 30 April 2006 London) is an artist, as painter and sculptor. Starting as a book illustrator, he specializes in animal subjects. He established an international reputation as a wildlife artist.

He has collaborated with the famous naturalist Gerald Durrell and the Hans Christian Andersen Awardee René Guillot.

Bibliography

An incomplete list of his important illustrations include the books:

* "Mokokambo: The Lost Land", Rene Guillot (1961)
* "Very Fine Company: Birds about my Garden", Jo Heriot (1963)
* "The Curious World of Snakes" (Natural Science Picture Books) with Alfred Leutscher (Dec 31, 1963)
* "Tarka the Otter - North Devon, the country of Tarka's life and death" (as Illustrator) by Henry Williamson (1964)
* "Apes and Monkeys" (Natural Science Picture Books) by Desmond Morris (Dec 31, 1964)
* "Two in the Bush", Gerald Durrell (1966)
* "The King of Cats", René Guillot (1966)

See also

* Wildlife art

External links

* [http://www.artistpartners.com/news/obit_barry_driscoll.html His page on artistpartners.com]
* [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article624197.ece An article in The Independent]
* [http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/ladybird_authors.php?id=1106 His biography on theweeweb.co.uk]


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