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John Henry Dick (May 12, 1919 – September 18, 1995) was an American naturalist and wildlife artist who specialized in birds.
Two volumes are devoted to his first trip to the Galapagos (1962). One volume is on Alaska (1963), four volumes on East Africa (1964-1967), one on Tierra del Fuego ( Argentina and Chile) and Antartica (1967), and one on islands in the Indian Ocean (1970).
He painted about 600 birds for the Birds of China by Rodolphe Meyer de Schauensee (1984). He used a variety of techniques to create ink drawings with striking compositions for numerous books and articles published between 1949 and 1984.
Scope and content: These seven leather-bound journals kept by John Henry Dick contain notes, hand- painted maps, and artwork inspired by his world travels as well as entries concerning parties, concerts,
Notes from John Dick's diary on the life and customs of the Maban tribe of Upper Nile Province and suggestions for their future government, with short note on the Uduk and comments by P. Howell
John Henry “Dick” Turpin (August 20, 1876 – March 10, 1962) Turpin became one of the Navy’s first African American Chief Petty Officers in 1917. Existing records show his first enlistment in Bremerton on Nov. 4, 1896 and participated in the Spanish-American War, the Boxer Rebellion and World War I.
Title: John Henry Dick Collection. Collection #: Mss 0065. Dates: ca. 1912-1995 . Size: approximately 30 linear ft. Biographical Note: "Artist Naturalist" is how Dick described himself in his autobiographical book entitled Other Edens (1979).
