William T. Cooper

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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.

[edit] 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)

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