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Homer Fulcher (May 28, 1918 – September 9, 1995) was a duck decoy carver from the Core Banks community of Stacy, North Carolina. Eastern North Carolina's abundant waterfowl was considered one of its most valuable natural resources for generations. Flocks of hundreds of thousands of birds would shelter in the coastal marshes and pocosins and ...
This 17.5-inch duck decoy by Shang Wheeler is considered a rare gem among collectors, with one selling for nearly $40k at an auction in 2023. Featuring fine “feather paint detail” on the head ...
This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletic groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such.Teams have been organized by the sport they participate in, followed by the media product they appear in. Specific television episodes are noted when available.
Joel David Barber (1876–1952) was an early 20th-century architect from New York City who is best known as an early collector and promoter of duck decoys as folk art.. Barber began collecting the carved wooden decoys in 1918 after finding one, a red-breasted merganser hen, by accident near his Long Island boathouse. [1]
Wild Fowl Decoys is an art reference book by American collector Joel Barber. It was the first book that was published on decoys and decoy collecting. It was first published in 1934 by Eugene V. Connett III by the original Derrydale Press. As were almost all original Derrydale Press books, it was published as a limited edition.
A duck decoy (or decoy duck) is a man-made object resembling a duck. Duck decoys are typically used in waterfowl hunting to attract real ducks, but they are also used as collectible art pieces. [1] Duck decoys were historically carved from wood, often Atlantic white cedar wood on the east coast of the United States, [2] or cork.
Here’s a look at the 2023 All-District 1-1A football team, led by Claiborne Parish foes Haynesville and Homer. Major Awards. Offensive MVP: Alonzo Jackson, Haynesville, Sr. Defensive MVP ...
The Oregon Ducks college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), and represents the University of Oregon in the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). All-America selections are individual player recognitions made after each season when numerous ...