Norman Wilkinson (artist)

Norman Wilkinson CBE RI
Wilkinson in front of his painting with a model demonstrating one of his dazzle camouflage designs
Born	(1878-11-24)24 November 1878 Cambridge, England
Died	30 May 1971(1971-05-30) (aged 92) United Kingdom
Occupation	Artist

Norman Wilkinson CBE RI (24 November 1878 – 30 May 1971) was a British artist who usually worked in oils, watercolours and drypoint. He was primarily a marine painter, but also an illustrator, poster artist, and wartime camoufleur. Wilkinson invented dazzle painting to protect merchant shipping during the First World War.