William D. Berry (artist)
William D. Berry or Bill Berry (May 20, 1926 – 1979) was an influential Alaskan artist known for his wildlife sketches, cartoons, and paintings.
Life and work[]
He was born May 20, 1926 in San Mateo, California. He met and married Elizabeth, and they had two sons, Mark (b. 1959) and Paul (b. 1962). The family moved to Fairbanks, Alaska in 1965.
One of his last works was a mural for the children's room in the Noel Wien Public Library in Fairbanks.[1] He was shot and killed before he was able to complete the mural. His mural, "An Alaskan Fairytale," was completed by illustrator and Caldecott Medal winner Trina Schart Hyman.
Bibliography[]
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- Letters from Alaska: hazards and humor of life in suburbia, by Edith C. Rohde. 1979. (Illustrations and Dust jacket by Berry) ISBN 0918270049
- . 1989. Compiled with commentary by . University of Alaska Press. Paper ISBN 9780912006369 Cloth ISBN 9780912006345
References[]
- ^ "Alaska Letters in book form" (Northern Life - Page 5). Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. June 11, 1979.
Sources[]
- Hill, Greg (November 7, 2005). "Find out about caterpillars at the library". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2006-06-16.
- Amberlyn, J.C. "William D. Berry, Wildlife Artist". jcamberlyn.com. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- "William D. Berry 1954-1956 Alaskan Field Sketches". Book Detail. The University of Alaska Press. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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Categories:
- 1926 births
- 1979 deaths
- Artists from Alaska
- Animal artists
- People from San Mateo, California
- People from Fairbanks, Alaska
- American painter, 20th-century birth stubs
- Alaska people stubs