ABOUT ROBERT BATEMAN
Canadian painter and naturalist who was declared one of the top 100 environmental proponents of the 20th century by the Audubon Society of Canada in 1999.
He graduated with a degree in geography from Victoria College at the University of Toronto in 1954.
He held a show in 1987 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, and it was noted for drawing a large crowd which is not typical for a living artist.
He was born to Canadian parents in Toronto, Ontario.
He is a Canadian painter like Tom Thomson .
