Maine, New York. 1826 - 1906
Decoy carving of ducks, geese and shorebirds of Maine and Long Island
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late 19th century. Known for: Decoy carver and stencils of shorebirds.
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John Dilley. Strangely, two of Long Island's most celebrated carvers, Bill Bowman and John Dilley, have escaped researchers' efforts to elaborate on their lives. The first written record of the... Read full biography
John Dilley. Strangely, two of Long Island's most celebrated carvers, Bill Bowman and John Dilley, have escaped researchers' efforts to elaborate on their lives. The first written record of the shorebirds now credited to Dilley appeared in Bill Mackey's 1965 "American Bird Decoys". He related that... Read full biography
John Dilley. Strangely, two of Long Island's most celebrated carvers, Bill Bowman and John Dilley, have escaped researchers' efforts to elaborate on their lives. The first written record of the shorebirds now credited to Dilley appeared in Bill Mackey's 1965 "American Bird Decoys". He related that he had acquired a small rig of very finely painted shorebirds from the widow of Jess Birdsall of Barnegat Bay, NJ. With all innocence, he credited Birdsall with their creation. Fairly quickly,... Read full biography
John Dilley. Strangely, two of Long Island's most celebrated carvers, Bill Bowman and John Dilley, have escaped researchers' efforts to elaborate on their lives. The first written record of the shorebirds now credited to Dilley appeared in Bill Mackey's 1965 "American Bird Decoys". He related that he had acquired a small rig of very finely painted shorebirds from the widow of Jess Birdsall of Barnegat Bay, NJ. With all innocence, he credited Birdsall with their creation. Fairly quickly, however, due to the quality of the painted plumage, speculation centered around the possibility of Elmer Crowell from Cape Cod as the maker. Within a brief period of time, and with additional collectors entering the search, Mackey had to concede that his... Read full biography
John Dilley. Strangely, two of Long Island's most celebrated carvers, Bill Bowman and John Dilley, have escaped researchers' efforts to elaborate on their lives. The first written record of the shorebirds now credited to Dilley appeared in Bill Mackey's 1965 "American Bird Decoys". He related that he had acquired a small rig of very finely painted shorebirds from the widow of Jess Birdsall of Barnegat Bay, NJ. With all innocence, he credited Birdsall with their creation. Fairly quickly, however, due to the quality of the painted plumage, speculation centered around the possibility of Elmer Crowell from Cape Cod as the maker. Within a brief period of time, and with additional collectors entering the search, Mackey had to concede that his initial assumptions were incorrect. This was largely due to the fact that most of the "newly discovered" decoys seem to have b... Read full biography
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Very rare ruddy turnstone in spring plumage
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Massachusetts. 1862 - 1951
Wood carvings-shore birds, miniatures, painting
New York. 1813 - 1901
Decoy carving of shore birds
Illinois. 1880 - 1956
Decoy carving, printing
New York. 1851 - 1924
Decoy carving
Maine / Canada. 1864 - 1950
Folk art, decoy carving
Ontario / Canada. 1860 - 1948
Decoy carving
New York. 1874 - 1940
Decoy carving
Ontario / Canada. 1861 - 1955
Hollow and solid wood decoy carving, boat building
Illinois. 1847 - 1925
Sculpture-decoys
Pennsylvania. 1945 - 2015
Decoy carving
New Jersey. 20th Century
Decoys
Ontario / Canada. 1890 - 1977
Decoy carving of North American ducks, painted wood lures, realism
New Jersey. 1861 - 1920
Sculpture-decoys
Illinois. 1873 - 1954
Sculpture-decoys
Maryland. 20th Century
Collaborative sculpture-decoys
Illinois. 1874 - 1963
Carved duck decoys and duck call whistles, sculpture, collaborative artist
Connecticut. 1872 - 1949
Wood carver of wildlife, decoys
New York. 1845 - 1926
Decoy carving
New Jersey. 1911 - 1985
Sculpture-decoys
New Hampshire. 1873 - 1941
Black Duck and Canada Geese decoys
Virginia, Connecticut. Born 1950
Decoy carving, sculpture
Virginia. Born 1947
Sculptor-birds
Ontario / Canada, England. 1830 - 1905
Decoy carving with detailed feather painting
Virginia, Maryland. 1873 - 1949
Decoys of shore birds, ducks and geese
Virginia. Born 1968
Sculpture-decoys
Michigan. 1894 - 1951
Fish decoy carving, fishing guide
Massachusetts. 1859 - 1938
Sculpture-decoys
Maryland. 1879 - 1958
Decoy carving
Maryland. 1880 - 1964
Sculpture-decoys
Maryland. Born 1938
Decoy carving
Virginia. Born 1946
Sculpture-decoys