Priscilla Barrett
Priscilla Barrett (born May 4, 1944 in Cape Town ) is a South African - British wildlife illustrator . She lives and works in Cambridge .
Life
Barrett was inspired by artists such as Edmund Caldwell and Maurice Wilson in her childhood and teenage years . She studied languages and teaching at the universities of Cape Town and Stellenbosch . Her multi-year behavioral studies on wildlife led to a full-time career as an illustrator in 1976 . In 1987 she became an elected member of the Society of Wildlife Artists (SWLA). She had exhibitions in Cambridge, London , Brighton and Lavenham and illustrated several books on mammals . She makes her drawings and illustrations with watercolors, pastel colors, colored pencil, pencil or Indian ink.
Barrett was married to the neurobiologist Gabriel Horn (1927–2012) from 1980 to 2012 .
Illustrated works
- Jenny Leggatt: Herbs for Presents , 1979
- Leofric Boyle (Ed.): The RSPCA book of British mammals , 1981
- Tim H. Clutton-Brock, Fiona E. Guinness, Steve D. Albon: Red Deer Behavior and Ecology of Two Sexes , 1982
- David Macdonald : Running with the Fox , 1987
- John Stidworthy : A Year In The Life: Tiger , 1987
- John Stidworthy: A Year In The Life: Badger , 1987
- David Macdonald: The Encyclopaedia of Mammals , 1989
- David Macdonald: Expedition to Borneo: The Search for Proboscis Monkeys and Other Creatures , 1992
- David Macdonald: Mammals of Europe , 1993
- David Macdonald: Collins Field Guide to the Mammals of Britain and Europe , 1993
- David Macdonald: European Mammals Evolution and Behavior , 1995
- James Serpell: The Domestic Dog Its Evolution, Behavior and Interactions with People , 1995
- S. Keith Eltringham: The Hippos: natural history and conservation , 1997
- Carolyn M. King: The Handbook of New Zealand Mammals , 1998
- Derek W. Yalden : The History of British Mammals , 1999
- David L. Pearson, Les Beletsky: Traveller's Wildlife Guides - Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands , 2004
- Les Beletsky: Traveller's Wildlife Guides - Costa Rica , 2004
- David L. Pearson, Les Beletsky: Traveller's Wildlife Guides - Peru , 2004
- Les Beletsky: Traveller's Wildlife Guides: Southern Mexico: The Cancun Region, Yucatan Peninsula, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Tabasco , 2006
- Adam Grogan: A Guide to Animals on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act , 2008
- Charles M. Francis: A Guide to the Mammals of Southeast Asia , 2008
- Luke Hunter: A Field Guide to the Carnivores of the World , 2011 (German: Raubtiere der Welt - Ein Feldführer , 2012)
- Assad Adel Serhal, Saeed Abdulla Alkhuzai: Field Guide to the Mammals of the Middle East , 2015
- Luke Hunter: Wild Cats of the World , 2015
literature
- Nicholas Hammond: Modern Wildlife Painting . Pica Press, 1998, ISBN 187-340-355-0 , p. 226
- Lynda Murray (Ed.): Who's Who in Art , 35th edition, Morven Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-95360-391-6 , p. 41
Web links
- Literature by and about Priscilla Barrett in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barrett, Priscilla |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African-British wildlife illustrator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Town , South Africa |