Norman L. Wilkinson was born 24 November 1878 and died 31 May 1971. He was a British artist who usually worked in oils, watercolours and drypoint. During World War I, Wilkinson was the first to propose the use of disruptive coloration in naval camouflage.
His illustration career began in 1898, when his work was first accepted by the Illustrated London News, for which he then continued to work for many years, as well as for the Illustrated Mail. Throughout his life, he was a prolific poster artist, designing numerous posters for the London and North Western Railway, and the London Midland and Scottish Railway.
In 1906, Wilkinson was elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours becoming its President in 1936. He was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Society of Marine Artists, and Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Water Colours. 
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