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|name= Jeff Huntly |
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|nationality= {{flag|Zimbabwe}} [[Zimbabwe]]<br/>{{flag|South Africa}} [[South Africa]] |
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+ | |died= [[May 14]], [[2008]]<br/>{{wp|en|Cape Town}} |
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| − | '''Jeffery Douglas "Jeff" Huntly''' was a [[Zimbabwe]]an artist, author, and |
+ | '''Jeffery Douglas "Jeff" Huntly''' was a [[Zimbabwe]]an artist, author, and {{wp|en|naturalist}}. Among his most notable works include his ''Veld Sketchbook'', various {{wp|en|Postage stamp|postage stamps}} of {{wp|en|Ciskei}} and Zimbabwe, and the first series of Zimbabwean [[coin]]s. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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[[File:Zimbabwe coins rev.png|220px|left|thumb|Zimbabwean coins designed by Huntly]] |
[[File:Zimbabwe coins rev.png|220px|left|thumb|Zimbabwean coins designed by Huntly]] |
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| − | Huntly was born to Norman Hugh Goldhawk Huntly and his wife, Myrtle, in |
+ | Huntly was born to Norman Hugh Goldhawk Huntly and his wife, Myrtle, in {{wp|en|Bindura}}, [[Southern Rhodesia]], in [[1931]]. After graduating from {{wp|en|Prince Edward School}} in Salisbury (now {{wp|en|Harare}}), he worked as a {{wp|en|prospector}} for a few years. Growing up, Huntly developed an appreciation for nature from his father, and would eventually begin expressing his admiration through art and writing. Quitting his job, he began exhibiting some of his work in Rhodesia and [[South Africa]] during the [[1960s]]. |
| − | The first volume of Huntly's 'Veld Sketchbook', a collection of art and writings, was first published in [[1974]], and has been printed various times since. Around [[1980]], Huntly designed the first series of coins for the newly independent Republic of Zimbabwe, and subsequently designed Zimbabwean and Ciskeian stamps as well. He also wrote nature columns for '' |
+ | The first volume of Huntly's 'Veld Sketchbook', a collection of art and writings, was first published in [[1974]], and has been printed various times since. Around [[1980]], Huntly designed the first series of coins for the newly independent Republic of Zimbabwe, and subsequently designed Zimbabwean and Ciskeian stamps as well. He also wrote nature columns for ''{{wp|en|The Witness (South African newspaper)|The Witness}}'', a South African newspaper, from [[1983]] until [[2006]], when he moved to {{wp|en|Cape Town}}. |
Huntly died on [[May 14]], [[2008]]. A final edition of his ''Veld Sketchbook'' was sold posthumously in [[June]] 2008. |
Huntly died on [[May 14]], [[2008]]. A final edition of his ''Veld Sketchbook'' was sold posthumously in [[June]] 2008. |
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Jeffery Douglas "Jeff" Huntly was a Zimbabwean artist, author, and naturalist. Among his most notable works include his Veld Sketchbook, various postage stamps of Ciskei and Zimbabwe, and the first series of Zimbabwean coins.
Biography
Zimbabwean coins designed by Huntly
Huntly was born to Norman Hugh Goldhawk Huntly and his wife, Myrtle, in Bindura, Southern Rhodesia, in 1931. After graduating from Prince Edward School in Salisbury (now Harare), he worked as a prospector for a few years. Growing up, Huntly developed an appreciation for nature from his father, and would eventually begin expressing his admiration through art and writing. Quitting his job, he began exhibiting some of his work in Rhodesia and South Africa during the 1960s.
The first volume of Huntly's 'Veld Sketchbook', a collection of art and writings, was first published in 1974, and has been printed various times since. Around 1980, Huntly designed the first series of coins for the newly independent Republic of Zimbabwe, and subsequently designed Zimbabwean and Ciskeian stamps as well. He also wrote nature columns for The Witness, a South African newspaper, from 1983 until 2006, when he moved to Cape Town.
Huntly died on May 14, 2008. A final edition of his Veld Sketchbook was sold posthumously in June 2008.
With his wife Margaret, Huntly had one daughter.
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