Frank Knight (artist) explained

Frank Knight
Birth Place:Port Hedland, Western Australia
Nationality:Australian
Known For:Science and natural history illustrations

Frank Knight (born 1941) is an Australian wildlife artist and ornithologist. He was born in Port Hedland, Western Australia. He worked as a field and laboratory assistant for the CSIRO from 1959 to 1966, and was the illustrator for the CSIRO's Division of Wildlife Research from 1966 until 1989.[1] He was the illustrator of The Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight Field Guide to the Birds of Australia and A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia, as well as of many other scientific and natural history texts and children's books. He has had several solo exhibitions in Australia.[2]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P003162b.htm Bright Sparcs entry on Frank Knight. Accessed 23 March 2009
  2. Book: The Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight Field Guide to the Birds of Australia . Pizzey, Graham . Knight, Frank . 1997 . . Sydney . 0-207-19821-7 .