Talk:Keith Shackleton

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The German article on Keith Shackleton contains more detailed information. Maybe someone can help to include that information here. The German page also lists a number of books which can be used. Otto von B. (talk) 20:11, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Earnest Shackleton

I seem to recall reading that he was related to the polar explorer Earnest Shackleton. If this is true it would be noteworthy. 86.180.11.247 (talk) 09:16, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

More biographical information

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"Keith Shackleton, who has died aged 92, was an artist, illustrator and naturalist best known for his vast canvases of wildlife subjects or landscapes, which sold well in the form of limited-edition prints; for a time he also presented Animal Magic with Johnny Morris.

A delightfully self-deprecating man whose typical response on seeing work by other artists was “I wish I could paint like that”, Shackleton was largely ignored by the art establishment, yet his meticulously observed wildlife and marine paintings, often depicting dramatic scenes in the icy wastes and churning seas of the Antarctic and high Arctic, often had phenomenal power and impact.

Shackleton was related to the great explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, who got to within 97 miles of the South Pole at the beginning of the 20th century before the ill-fated journey of Captain Scott. He became a great friend of Scott’s son, the naturalist and fellow painter Peter Scott, with whom he visited Antarctica, becoming a founder member and later vice-president of Scott’s Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.

Keith Shackleton's Around the Shag Rocks, Light-mantled Sooty Albatrosses (1979) Keith Shackleton's Around the Shag Rocks, Light-mantled Sooty Albatrosses (1979) (Courtesy of Nature in Art, Gloucester)

For four years in the mid-1960s Shackleton worked as co-presenter and resident artist on Animal Magic and went on, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, to present his own children’s wildlife series, Animals in Action, for Anglia Television. His books and illustrations included Birds of the Atlantic Ocean; A Sailor’s Guide to Ocean Birds; Wild Animals in Britain; and Wildlife and Wilderness.

The son of the leading aircraft designer, W S Shackleton, Keith Hope Shackleton was born on January 16 1923. His early years were spent in Australia because his father had moved there on account of his poor health.

The family returned to London in 1931 and Keith attended Oundle (where Peter Scott had also been educated) before serving in the RAF for five years in Europe and the Far East during the war, which claimed the life of his brother Allen.

During his wartime service he also painted war scenes with Army and naval coastal forces. After that he worked in the family aviation business as a salesman and pilot, rising to become a director in 1951.

He painted in his spare time and in the 1950s published two books of paintings, drawings and essays, Tidelines and Wake, largely concerned with small-boat sailing. Like Peter Scott he was a skilled yachtsman and represented Britain on several occasions in international dinghy racing, crewing the winning boat for the Prince of Wales Cup for the International Fourteen class four times.

Keith Shackleton in his studio in 1986 Shackleton in his studio in 1986 (Corbis)

Shackleton became a full-time painter at about the time he joined Johnny Morris on Animal Magic. A passionate conservationist, from 1969 he made numerous trips as a member of the naturalist team aboard the Lindblad Explorer, the first ice working exploration passenger vessel.

In 2001 he published Ship in the Wilderness: Voyages of the MS Explorer through the Last Wild Places on Earth, recording his voyages through the Arctic, North-West Passage, Galapagos Islands, South Atlantic, South Pacific and Antarctic.

He campaigned to increase public awareness of endangered species and also worked on the RSPB’s Save the Albatross campaign, centred in the Southern Ocean.

He published a memoir in 1998, Keith Shackleton: an autobiography in paintings. The same year, to celebrate his 75th birthday, the Mall Galleries staged a retrospective of his work, ranging from paintings of large ocean-going yachts with colourful spinnakers, to swordfish skittering over the surface of broad seas.

Shackleton served, at various times, as president of the Society of Wildlife Artists and the Royal Society of Marine Artists, as chairman of the Artists’ League of Great Britain and vice president of the Society of Wildlife Artists and the Guild of Aviation Artists, and as a trustee of the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust.

In 2012 he was appointed MBE for services to wildlife conservation.

In 1951 he married Jacqueline Tate, with whom he had two sons and a daughter.

Keith Shackleton, born January 16 1923, died April 17 2015"

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11561502/Keith-Shackleton-artist-obituary.html

86.180.11.247 (talk) 09:30, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Further source material

"Painter in oil notable for his interest in wildlife, and writer, born in Weybridge, Surrey. After early years in Australia his education continued at Oundle; served five years in the Royal Air Force; then had 15 years with the family aviation business as salesman and pilot, always painting in his spare time. As a small boat sailor he published two books, Tidelines and Wake, and represented Great Britain in international dinghy meetings. Gradually relinquishing aviation commitments he joined the BBC Television series Animal Magic and illustrated several bird books. Shackleton worked extensively as a naturalist on the ship Lindblad Explorer, mainly in the Antarctic, also handling film commentary assignments. In the late 1970s/early 1980s he presented Animals in Action for Survival, Anglia Television.

Shackleton was mainly known for pictures of the sea and seabirds. He was president of RSMA and SWLA, of which he was a founder-member, and was chairman of the Artists’ League of Great Britain. In 1983 he was made an honorary Doctor of Laws at Birmingham University. Wildlife and Wilderness – An Artist’s World and Ship in the Wilderness were later books. Showed at Tryon Gallery and Mall Galleries. National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and Nature in Art Museum, Gloucester, hold examples. Lived in London and south Devon.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)"

From: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/shackleton-keith-19232015

86.180.11.247 (talk) 09:45, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

Here's another source

"Painter in oil notable for his interest in wildlife, and writer, born in Weybridge, Surrey. After early years in Australia his education continued at Oundle; served five years in the Royal Air Force; then had 15 years with the family aviation business as salesman and pilot, always painting in his spare time. As a small boat sailor he published two books, Tidelines and Wake, and represented Great Britain in international dinghy meetings. Gradually relinquishing aviation commitments he joined the BBC Television series Animal Magic and illustrated several bird books. Shackleton worked extensively as a naturalist on the ship Lindblad Explorer, mainly in the Antarctic, also handling film commentary assignments. In the late 1970s/early 1980s he presented Animals in Action for Survival, Anglia Television.

Shackleton was mainly known for pictures of the sea and seabirds. He was president of RSMA and SWLA, of which he was a founder-member, and was chairman of the Artists’ League of Great Britain. In 1983 he was made an honorary Doctor of Laws at Birmingham University. Wildlife and Wilderness – An Artist’s World and Ship in the Wilderness were later books. Showed at Tryon Gallery and Mall Galleries. National Maritime Museum in Greenwich and Nature in Art Museum, Gloucester, hold examples. Lived in London and south Devon.

Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)"

From: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/shackleton-keith-19232015 86.180.11.247 (talk) 07:32, 10 March 2022 (UTC)