About Helen G. Cruickshank
Lived 1902 – 1994 (aged 92). Helen G. Cruickshank was an American photographer and writer.
Helen Cruickshank ( Gere; February 20, 1902 – March 31, 1994) was an American nature writer and photographer of birds in their natural habitats in many areas of the world.
In 1937, she married Allan D. Cruickshank, a lecturer, writer, and photographer for the Audubon Society. Husband and wife formed a highly effective partnership for photography and bird study. He took the black and white photos and she took the color slides on their bird study expeditions.
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (formerly named the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science) has a bird image collection named VIREO (Visual REsource For Ornithology) with over 180,000 thousand photographs, thousands of which were taken by the Cruickshanks.
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Who was Helen G. Cruickshank?
American writer and photographer
When was Helen G. Cruickshank born?
Helen G. Cruickshank was born on 20 February 1902.
When did Helen G. Cruickshank die?
Helen G. Cruickshank died on 31 March 1994.
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Helen G. Cruickshank was a photographer and writer.
What nationality was Helen G. Cruickshank?
Helen G. Cruickshank was American.
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