Nathan Cobb, Jr. (1825 - 1905). An important wildfowl decoy* carver, Nathan Cobb, Jr. was possibly born in Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where his family lived until about 1837 when they moved to... Read full biography
Nathan Cobb, Jr. (1825 - 1905). An important wildfowl decoy* carver, Nathan Cobb, Jr. was possibly born in Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where his family lived until about 1837 when they moved to what became Cobb Island (formerly Sand Shoals), Virginia. Five of Nathan Cobb, Jr.'s decoys are on... Read full biography
Nathan Cobb, Jr. (1825 - 1905). An important wildfowl decoy* carver, Nathan Cobb, Jr. was possibly born in Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where his family lived until about 1837 when they moved to what became Cobb Island (formerly Sand Shoals), Virginia. Five of Nathan Cobb, Jr.'s decoys are on the "Top 50 Decoys Ever Sold at Auction" list (1) and five of his decoys are in the book Decoys - North America's One Hundred Greatest (see AskART book references). His work was also included in the... Read full biography
Nathan Cobb, Jr. (1825 - 1905). An important wildfowl decoy* carver, Nathan Cobb, Jr. was possibly born in Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where his family lived until about 1837 when they moved to what became Cobb Island (formerly Sand Shoals), Virginia. Five of Nathan Cobb, Jr.'s decoys are on the "Top 50 Decoys Ever Sold at Auction" list (1) and five of his decoys are in the book Decoys - North America's One Hundred Greatest (see AskART book references). His work was also included in the 1987 Smithsonian exhibition "American Bird Sculpture" (2). Attached below is courtesy of The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art:. Nathan Cobb, Jr. market hunted [see "decoys" in AskART glossary] and formed a salvage team with his father Nathan, Sr. [1797 -... Read full biography
Nathan Cobb, Jr. (1825 - 1905). An important wildfowl decoy* carver, Nathan Cobb, Jr. was possibly born in Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where his family lived until about 1837 when they moved to what became Cobb Island (formerly Sand Shoals), Virginia. Five of Nathan Cobb, Jr.'s decoys are on the "Top 50 Decoys Ever Sold at Auction" list (1) and five of his decoys are in the book Decoys - North America's One Hundred Greatest (see AskART book references). His work was also included in the 1987 Smithsonian exhibition "American Bird Sculpture" (2). Attached below is courtesy of The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art:. Nathan Cobb, Jr. market hunted [see "decoys" in AskART glossary] and formed a salvage team with his father Nathan, Sr. [1797 - 1890] and his two brothers Warren [1833 - 1903] and Albert [1836 - 1890]. The Cobb family owned and operated... Read full biography
Nathan F Cobb Jr - Artist Info
About Nathan F Cobb Jr: Books
Books & Publications (11)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
Decoys-North America's One Hundred Greatest
2011
Harrell, Loy S. .Jr
208 pages (color)
Bird Decoys of North America: Nature, History and Art
2010
Shaw, Robert
304 pages (color)
Encyclopedia of American Folk Art
2004
Wertkin, Gerard C.
704 pages (color)
Collecting Antique Bird Decoys and Duck Calls: An Identification and Price Guide