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1880 Tiskilwa, Illinois - 1959. Known for: Decoy and other wood carving.
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"George 'Skippy" Barto: Decoy Carver, Baseball Player". George 'Skippy' Barto ( 1880- 1959) was one of hundreds of sportsmen who found immortality through their decoy carving skills. Born in... Read full biography
"George 'Skippy" Barto: Decoy Carver, Baseball Player". George 'Skippy' Barto ( 1880- 1959) was one of hundreds of sportsmen who found immortality through their decoy carving skills. Born in Tiskilwa, Illinois located in the heart of the country's greatest waterfowling regions, Barto loved the... Read full biography
"George 'Skippy" Barto: Decoy Carver, Baseball Player". George 'Skippy' Barto ( 1880- 1959) was one of hundreds of sportsmen who found immortality through their decoy carving skills. Born in Tiskilwa, Illinois located in the heart of the country's greatest waterfowling regions, Barto loved the outdoors and grew up during an era long gone. This was a time before agricultural practiced dumped chemicals and increased siltation in to the Illinois River and the commercial barge traffic churned up... Read full biography
"George 'Skippy" Barto: Decoy Carver, Baseball Player". George 'Skippy' Barto ( 1880- 1959) was one of hundreds of sportsmen who found immortality through their decoy carving skills. Born in Tiskilwa, Illinois located in the heart of the country's greatest waterfowling regions, Barto loved the outdoors and grew up during an era long gone. This was a time before agricultural practiced dumped chemicals and increased siltation in to the Illinois River and the commercial barge traffic churned up the river bottoms destroying native wild rice and wild celery beds along the river. Drainage projects reverse the flow of the Chicago River bringing the city's pollution down river. The Illinois bottom land were fertile loafing spots for the multitude... Read full biography
"George 'Skippy" Barto: Decoy Carver, Baseball Player". George 'Skippy' Barto ( 1880- 1959) was one of hundreds of sportsmen who found immortality through their decoy carving skills. Born in Tiskilwa, Illinois located in the heart of the country's greatest waterfowling regions, Barto loved the outdoors and grew up during an era long gone. This was a time before agricultural practiced dumped chemicals and increased siltation in to the Illinois River and the commercial barge traffic churned up the river bottoms destroying native wild rice and wild celery beds along the river. Drainage projects reverse the flow of the Chicago River bringing the city's pollution down river. The Illinois bottom land were fertile loafing spots for the multitude of waterfowl that migrated along the Mississippi Flyway each spring and fall that were available to hunt by anyone who had the desire and a gun.... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Decoy Carving
- •Miniature Art
- •Wood Carving and/or Engraving
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Waterfowl