Henry Bird (artist)

Henry Bird (15 July 1909 – 16 April 2000) was a British artist from Northampton who painted murals and female nudes. He went to the Royal College of Art and then designed sets at the Old Vic, Sadler's Wells and Embassy Theatre. He taught art history and drawing at the University College of Wales and the Northampton School of Art.

He was married to the actress Freda Jackson.

He was described in his obituary in The Stage as "One of Britain's most distinguished and versatile artists".The Times noted that he "was one of comparatively few artists to be thoroughly comfortable with the grand scale of ambitious public painting projects."

In addition to his murals, he was particularly noted for his painting of nude women. He draw and painted female nudes "preferably big and beautiful" tempting them with cream cakes, sherry and gin.

Among his works are the theatrical murals on the Safety curtains at Ashcroft Theatre (1982) and Royal Theatre (Northampton) (1978). He also did church murals at St. Andrew's Church, Kettering,St Margaret's Church, Denton (1975–76),All Saints' Church, Earls Barton (1935, rood screen), and St Crispins Hospital, Danetree Hospital, and Northampton Guildhall.

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