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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
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