Bob Kerr (author and artist)

Bob Kerr (born 1951)[1] is an author, illustrator and artist based in Wellington, New Zealand.

He grew up in Tokoroa and graduated with a Diploma of Fine Arts (Hons) in 1974 from the University of Auckland.

[2] In 1973 he was an editor of Craccum (the Auckland University Students' Association weekly magazine) along with collaborator Stephen Ballantyne, with whom he went on to create Terry and the Gunrunners,[5] which has been adapted for television twice.

[11] He was included in the book A Nest of Singing Birds: 100 Years of the New Zealand School Journal.

[17] His best-known work appears on the cover of Michael King's book The Penguin History of New Zealand (2003).