Barry Driscoll, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Barry Driscoll

British wildlife artist

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1926

Place of Birth: London Borough of Southwark, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 30-Apr-2006

Profession: illustrator, painter

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Barrington Lionel "Barry" Driscoll (December 15, 1926 – April 30, 2006) was a British painter, wildlife artist and sculptor.
Starting as a book illustrator, he specialized in animal subjects and established an international reputation as a wildlife artist. In 1960 Driscoll painted three large murals in the London Zoo.
A year later he illustrated the inaugural brochure for the World Wildlife Fund.
By the mid-1960s Barry's work was appearing regularly in the national press, and he had his own Sunday Express wildlife column.
In 1970 Time-Life commissioned him to do a series of paintings of fauna in Arizona.