Since I replied to you three years ago, I have since received a reply from a daughter of the artist and I will share this information with you...

"Anyway, William R. Perry (Bill) was my father and he passed away on 25 October 1981 at the age of 66. He was a little known but brilliant, self-taught Oklahoma artist who not only painted all kinds of wildlife but also western art. He mainly worked in watercolor and oils but had mastered any medium set before him. He was just beginning to spread his wings out West when he became ill.

He worked as a commercial artist in Tulsa, Oklahoma for many years before he retired at the age of 51 when he embarked on the endeavor of his limited edition bird prints. And I mean limited. Not sure of the exact numbers but probably 1,000 or less each bird. Originally there were a dozen different birds. All were incredibly beautiful paintings that translated well into equally beautiful prints."

Sincerey,