William H. “Bill” Zimmerman (1937-2011), an Indiana native and long-time resident, was both one of the state’s premier wildlife artists and a tireless advocate for nature conservation efforts across... Read full biography
William H. “Bill” Zimmerman (1937-2011), an Indiana native and long-time resident, was both one of the state’s premier wildlife artists and a tireless advocate for nature conservation efforts across Indiana and beyond. Zimmerman was inspired by nature and art at an early age growing up in Dearborn... Read full biography
William H. “Bill” Zimmerman (1937-2011), an Indiana native and long-time resident, was both one of the state’s premier wildlife artists and a tireless advocate for nature conservation efforts across Indiana and beyond. Zimmerman was inspired by nature and art at an early age growing up in Dearborn County, initially modeling his depictions of the birds he observed in the wild after the work of naturalist and painter John James Audobon. Although he had no formal art training at the time, when... Read full biography
William H. “Bill” Zimmerman (1937-2011), an Indiana native and long-time resident, was both one of the state’s premier wildlife artists and a tireless advocate for nature conservation efforts across Indiana and beyond. Zimmerman was inspired by nature and art at an early age growing up in Dearborn County, initially modeling his depictions of the birds he observed in the wild after the work of naturalist and painter John James Audobon. Although he had no formal art training at the time, when Zimmerman was 17, he displayed and sold some of his first paintings--copies of plates from Audubon’s Birds of America—in an exhibition at A.B. Closson Gallery in Cincinnati. Zimmerman eventually attended Cincinnati Art Academy and landed a position as... Read full biography
William H. “Bill” Zimmerman (1937-2011), an Indiana native and long-time resident, was both one of the state’s premier wildlife artists and a tireless advocate for nature conservation efforts across Indiana and beyond. Zimmerman was inspired by nature and art at an early age growing up in Dearborn County, initially modeling his depictions of the birds he observed in the wild after the work of naturalist and painter John James Audobon. Although he had no formal art training at the time, when Zimmerman was 17, he displayed and sold some of his first paintings--copies of plates from Audubon’s Birds of America—in an exhibition at A.B. Closson Gallery in Cincinnati. Zimmerman eventually attended Cincinnati Art Academy and landed a position as art director for Gibson Greeting Card Company in Cincinnati. However, his creativity and passion for wildlife painting remained unfulf... Read full biography
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