Robert Gillmor

Robert Allen Fitzwilliam Gillmor MBE (6 July 1936 – 8 May 2022) was a British ornithologist, artist, illustrator, author, and editor.

Gillmor taught art and craft at his old school, Leighton Park in Reading, for six years before commencing a freelance career as a wildlife artist in 1965.

[1][4] Gillmor's output was enormous and in a variety of forms, line drawing watercolour, lino-cuts and silk screen.

[1] After founding the Society of Wildlife Artists with Eric Ennion in the early 1960s,[4] Robert served as its secretary and chairman for many years.

[8][9] In the 2015 Birthday Honours he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE), "for services to Wildlife Art".