John Yeackle

John Frederick Yeackle (1940–2011) an American professional watercolorist for higher than 30 years, and official as one of the Nation's summit wildlife artists. Known primarily for his watercolor paintings of the American wild turkey. Born in 1940 in Birmingham, Alabama to William Frederick Yeackle and Audrey Lucinda Hannah. John Yeackle died in 2011 in Florida. Yeackle's mentors were artists Winslow Homer, William Russell Flint, and Edward J. Fitzgerald.