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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).
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,
JOHN HENRY DICK - a renowned bird painter; hunter-turned-conservationist; global explorer; author; photographer; and “a humble man full of culture, quiet curiosity, and deep perceptions,” according to his friend, photographer Tom Blagden_made his home at Dixie Plantation.
“Artist Naturalist” is how Dick described himself in his autobiographical book entitled Other Edens (1979). He established a reputation as one of the leading bird painters in the United States when he illustrated the Warblers of America (edited by Ludlow Griscom and Alexander Sprunt, Jr., 1957).
Although renowned wildlife artist and conservationist John Henry Dick is widely recognized for his contributions to ornithology, his observations of the floral character of his home at Dixie Plantation are indicative of his devotion to the nearly 900 acres of meadows, wetlands, and pine forest along the Stono River.
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