Wild Fowl Decoys

Wild Fowl Decoys is an art reference book by American collector Joel Barber, first published in 1934 by Windward House.[1] The book has been re-printed a number of times, notably two years after Barber's death in 1952, by Dover Books.[2] More recently, the book has been reprinted in 1989 and 2000 by Derrydale Press.[3]

This heavily illustrated book aimed to be a comprehensive guide to the carved wooden duck decoy. Used by early American waterfowl hunters, this type of decoy was promoted by the author as a form of folk art. The book is considered by art historians to be the first on the subject, and was a bible to decoy collectors throughout the 20th century. The watercolor illustrations painted by Barber for the book are in the collection of the Shelburne Museum.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Barber, Joel David (1934). Wild Fowl Decoys. New York: Windward House.
  2. ↑ Baxter, John; Barber, Joel (1 June 1955). . "Wild Fowl Decoys" Check |url= value (help). The New England Quarterly 28 (2): 279. doi:10.2307/362793. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  3. ↑ Barber, Joel (2000). Wild fowl decoys. Lanham, Md.: Derrydale Press. ISBN 9781568331454.
  4. ↑ Joyce, Henry; Stephens, Sloane (2001). American folk art at the Shelburne Museum. Shelburne, Vt.: Shelburne Museum. ISBN 9780939384266.

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