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Paul Burdette BIOGRAPHY
late 20th century. Known for: Decoy carving, teaching.
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Paul Burdett was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, as the middle child and the only boy of his parents. He was interested in the Canadian wildlife as a child and took a keen interest in hunting and... Read full biography
Paul Burdett was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, as the middle child and the only boy of his parents. He was interested in the Canadian wildlife as a child and took a keen interest in hunting and fishing. He got into carving after making a few rough decoys for hunting. His first career was as a... Read full biography
Paul Burdett was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, as the middle child and the only boy of his parents. He was interested in the Canadian wildlife as a child and took a keen interest in hunting and fishing. He got into carving after making a few rough decoys for hunting. His first career was as a superintendent of Otis Elevator Company where he worked for twenty-six years. He carved while he worked, during his nights and weekends and eventually started to compete and in 1974 he took home the... Read full biography
Paul Burdett was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, as the middle child and the only boy of his parents. He was interested in the Canadian wildlife as a child and took a keen interest in hunting and fishing. He got into carving after making a few rough decoys for hunting. His first career was as a superintendent of Otis Elevator Company where he worked for twenty-six years. He carved while he worked, during his nights and weekends and eventually started to compete and in 1974 he took home the Ward World Championship in the Decoy Pairs competition, and second place in 1976 in the life-size decorative division. In 1977 he started building his own gallery, which he called the Burdette Studio. It took him three years to complete the gallery... Read full biography
Paul Burdett was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, as the middle child and the only boy of his parents. He was interested in the Canadian wildlife as a child and took a keen interest in hunting and fishing. He got into carving after making a few rough decoys for hunting. His first career was as a superintendent of Otis Elevator Company where he worked for twenty-six years. He carved while he worked, during his nights and weekends and eventually started to compete and in 1974 he took home the Ward World Championship in the Decoy Pairs competition, and second place in 1976 in the life-size decorative division. In 1977 he started building his own gallery, which he called the Burdette Studio. It took him three years to complete the gallery and what is remarkable about this feat is the fact he did it while holding down a steady career and built the s... Read full biography
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Paul Burdett was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, as the middle child and the only boy of his parents. He was interested in the Canadian wildlife as a child and took a keen interest in hunting and fishing. He got into carving after making a few rough decoys for hunting.
His first career was as a superintendent of Otis Elevator Company where he worked for twenty-six years. He carved while he worked, during his nights and weekends and eventually started to compete and in 1974 he took home the Ward World Championship in the Decoy Pairs competition, and second place in 1976 in the life-size decorative division. In 1977 he started building his own gallery, which he called the Burdette Studio.
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