Art Gallery - Hill

(Southern) Flying Squirrel (Pteromys volucella) steel engraving; circa 1842 Plate artist is J. W. Hill; (John W. Hill (1812-1879), considered the father of the Ruskinian movement in America, was elected the first president of the Association for the Advancement of Truth in Art in 1863. Working almost exclusively in watercolor, he was the most esteemed American proponent of faithfully recording nature with a stippled and highly detailed touch. Engraved and printed by Packard, Gavit & Co. Featured in 1843 publicaton "Mammals of New York State" Flying Squirrels by Rick Hill, 1970 Limited edition print Kentucky native Rick Hill is a Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources employee.