Peter M. Pringle : master decoy maker / William C. Reeve ; photography by Christopher Kindratsky, Peter M. Pringle, and William C. Reeve.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reeve, William C., 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pringle, Peter M., 1878-1953.

Pringle, Peter M.

Wood-carvers--Canada--Biography.

Wood-carvers.

Decoys (Hunting)--Canada--Pictorial works.

Decoys (Hunting).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An avid outdoorsman, Pringle began carving decoys in 1898 and in 1928 set himself the goal of producing the best rig of decoys in the world. Between 1929 and 1946, employing his skills as a commercial artist and going to great lengths to ensure the utmost accuracy, he fashioned approximately 120 of what many now consider to be among the finest examples of decoy art. But because he carved exclusively for his own use and made only a few for close friends, Pringle's birds remained largely unknown until recently.

Contents:

""CONTENTS""; ""PLATES""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Introduction""; ""1 The Man""; ""2 The Outdoorsman""; ""3 The Decoy Maker""; ""4 The Amateur Archaeologist and Cartographer""; ""5 A Final Word""; ""APPENDICES""; ""1 The Black-Powder Days""; ""2 The Final Rig (1929�1946)""; ""NOTES""; ""WORKS CITED""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-194) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-86036-4

9786612860362

0-7735-7011-X

OCLC:

144142971