Wetland Heritage The Louisiana Duck Decoy

During the last two decades, the duck decoy has emerged as a distinctive and widely acclaimed art form. Wetland Heritage documents the evolution of the decoy from a simple craft skillfully executed in the Louisiana marshland to the magnificent objet d'art created by modern-day carvers. Author Charles W. Frank, Jr., pays special tribute to the outstanding early craftsmen and their extraordinary work.Of special interest to decoy aficionados is the exhaustive list of Louisiana carvers and the background information supplied on each. Close attention is paid to Louisiana's most famed carvers--masters such as Warren Seebt, Mark McCool Whipple, Mitchel LaFrance, Nicole Vidacovich, Marc Alcide Comardelle, and the prolific Vizier family of the Bayou Lafourche area.Unique in style, color, and form, Louisiana duck decoys are highly prized by serious collectors. Through some 318 color photographs, the author depicts the step-by-step development of this unusual art. Chapters offer valuable advice on carving techniques as well as suggestions for the collector. Louisiana's most noted patterns are discussed in detail, as are the collections that Frank feels are the most outstanding in the state.ABOUT THE AUTHORFrank is also the author of Pelican's Anatomy of a Waterfowl which discusses twenty-three different birds and illustrates how to paint them accurately. A resident of New Orleans, Frank is a widely acclaimed waterfowl carver and painter. His own collection of decoys is one of the most extensive to be found anywhere.Frank, Charles W., Jr. is the author of 'Wetland Heritage The Louisiana Duck Decoy', published 1985 under ISBN 9780882893983 and ISBN 088289398X.