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Robert W. Hines

Illustration — Hines with Rachel Carson • Illustration — Steller's Jay by Hines • Illustration — Hines and Rachel Carson conduct research in the Florida Keys, c. 1955 Robert W. Hines (1912-1994), was an American wildlife artist who had a long career with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Robert W. Hines was born in Columbus, Ohio, Hines had virtually no formal training in art or in wildlife science, yet by the age of twenty-seven he was working as staff artist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, and in 1947 (or 1948) he accepted a similar position with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

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Robert W. Hines

Robert W. Hines and Rachel Carson on the Atlantic coast.

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Born
1912 · Columbus.
Died
1994
Nationality
United States
Occupation
illustrator · artist
Fields
line art
Languages
English

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Illustration — Hines with Rachel Carson • Illustration — Steller's Jay by Hines • Illustration — Hines and Rachel Carson conduct research in the Florida Keys, c. 1955 Robert W. Hines (1912-1994), was an American wildlife artist who had a long career with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Robert W. Hines was born in Columbus, Ohio, Hines had virtually no formal training in art or in wildlife science, yet by the age of twenty-seven he was working as staff artist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife, and in 1947 (or 1948) he accepted a similar position with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).

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