{"product_id":"9780847860609","title":"Birds of a Feather: Wildfowl Decoys At Shelburne Museum","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eRogers, Kory W.; Denenberg, Thomas; Byrd, Cynthia; Ravenel, Nancie\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSkira Rizzoli\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/5\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eA book that celebrates one of the most breathtaking and comprehensive collections of wildfowl decoys in America. Bird decoys were used for hunting in North  America until the advent of hunting regulations in the early twentieth  century, when decoys started to be prized and collected as masterpieces  of American folk art. This handsome book is the first examination of the  historic and unparalleled decoy collection at Shelburne Museum.  Featuring new photography of 250 of the museum’s most important and  artistically carved decoys, it includes examples made by the most  respected American carvers: Charles Osgood, Lem and Steve Ward, John  Blair, Bill Bowman, Nathan Cobb, Jr., Lee Dudley, James Holly, Jr.,  Nathan Horner, Albert Laing, Joseph Lincoln, A. Elmer Crowell, and  Charles “Shang” Wheeler. The story of the collection begins with Joel  Barber, the pioneer decoy enthusiast and New York architect, artist, and  carver, whose gift of 400 superior examples established the collection  in 1952. Several essays provide groundbreaking scholarship on the  origins, construction, and attribution of bird decoys, imparting  critical advancements to our modern understanding of this revered  tradition.","brand":"Skira Rizzoli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44212290486527,"sku":"9780847860609","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780847860609_s600x595.jpg?v=1775586835","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780847860609","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}