John Norris Wood


John Norris Wood stamp designer
John Norris Wood (1930–2015) was born in London and studied at Goldsmiths' and the RCA, where he founded Britain's first Natural History Illustration course. He illustrated the Nature Hide & Seek books and advised on BBC's Life on Earth. His only Great Britain design is the 1966 British Birds set – black-headed gull, blue tit, robin and blackbird – much sought after for its numerous missing colour varieties.
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