Research Catalog

Title

The decoy artist : America's last hunter-carver / David F. Giannetto.

Author

Giannetto, David F., 1968-

Publication

Gretna [La.] : Pelican Pub. Co., c2010.

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Details

Description

205 p. : col. ill.; 23 cm.

Alternative Title

America's last hunter-carver

Subject

• Giannetto, Vincent
• Wildlife artists > United States > Biography
• Delaware River Estuary Region (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) > Biography

Note

• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction -- The first decoy -- Ancient woods : a relationship with family fields -- Where the river rats live -- The drift : a river rat's tale -- Carving 101 : cages, peach pits, and ducks -- Carving out some space : growing tension between father and son -- A kindred spirit -- The two Whiteys -- The trade : two decoys for the river -- On becoming a real hunter -- School failure, carving success -- Freedom versus discipline -- Whitey's gift -- The decision : going with the flow or the crowd -- A winning bufflehead -- Learning from what breaks -- The decorative difference -- Fathers and sons -- An old pintail made new -- Epilogue.

ISBN

9781589807686 (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2010013634

OCLC

567099878

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library