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1861 Egg Harbor, New Jersey - 1920. Known for: Sculpture-decoys.
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Harry V Shourds. Arguably the most important decoy carver from the Garden State, Shourds' work sets the standard by which all other decoys from the State are judged. The son of a "waterman" and... Read full biography
Harry V Shourds. Arguably the most important decoy carver from the Garden State, Shourds' work sets the standard by which all other decoys from the State are judged. The son of a "waterman" and "yachtsman", Harry was born in Egg Harbor along with his seven siblings. Through at least 1900, he had no... Read full biography
Harry V Shourds. Arguably the most important decoy carver from the Garden State, Shourds' work sets the standard by which all other decoys from the State are judged. The son of a "waterman" and "yachtsman", Harry was born in Egg Harbor along with his seven siblings. Through at least 1900, he had no listed occupation, but he undoubtedly found ways to exist in a waterfront community of oystermen, fishermen and baymen. By 1880 he had moved to Tuckerton and, in 1884, he wed Mary Agnes Bartholomew... Read full biography
Harry V Shourds. Arguably the most important decoy carver from the Garden State, Shourds' work sets the standard by which all other decoys from the State are judged. The son of a "waterman" and "yachtsman", Harry was born in Egg Harbor along with his seven siblings. Through at least 1900, he had no listed occupation, but he undoubtedly found ways to exist in a waterfront community of oystermen, fishermen and baymen. By 1880 he had moved to Tuckerton and, in 1884, he wed Mary Agnes Bartholomew and the couple raised their four children on Water St in that town. The family relocated to Ocean City, NJ by 1915, but returned to Water St on Tuckerton Creek where they remained for the rest of his life. From 1910 until his death, he considered... Read full biography
Harry V Shourds. Arguably the most important decoy carver from the Garden State, Shourds' work sets the standard by which all other decoys from the State are judged. The son of a "waterman" and "yachtsman", Harry was born in Egg Harbor along with his seven siblings. Through at least 1900, he had no listed occupation, but he undoubtedly found ways to exist in a waterfront community of oystermen, fishermen and baymen. By 1880 he had moved to Tuckerton and, in 1884, he wed Mary Agnes Bartholomew and the couple raised their four children on Water St in that town. The family relocated to Ocean City, NJ by 1915, but returned to Water St on Tuckerton Creek where they remained for the rest of his life. From 1910 until his death, he considered himself either a "carpenter" or a "painter". Oddly, he never appears in the print of the day as being the major decoy maker which he was... Read full biography