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"Upper Chesapeake Bay Decoys And Their Makers"
by Hagan and Hagan

Upper Chesapeake Bay Decoys And Their Makers, David and Joan Hagan. Being on the migration flyway for ducks and geese, the upper Chesapeake Bay has long been a center for waterfowl hunting. Where there is hunting, there are of course, decoys. The area around Havre de Grace, Maryland has produced some of the most prolific decoy makers in America. Usually born of the necessity of the hunt, their decoys have become highly collectable.

In Upper Chesapeake Bay Decoys And Their Makers, David and Joan Hagan share their talent for photography with the reader. They illustrate the art of the decoy makers in this area with beautiful images of the birds they have formed. Usually their decoys are accompanied by the portraits of the artist and recollections and reflections on their art and experiences.

Over eighty decoy makers are represented in Upper Chesapeake Bay Decoys And Their Makers. Many of them are still alive and active in their work. The Decoys illustrated range from early decoys, faded and worn smooth with use, to recent decoys which go directly form the artist to the collector without ever touching the water. All of them show the skill of the artist and evoke the appreciation that has made the decoy a central theme in American folk art.


Paul Gibson in his shop	Joiner Canvasback decoy & ducks	R. Madison Mitchell

Featured Decoy Makers: Carroll ''Wally'' Algard, Charles Barnard, Clarence ''Tit Bird'' Bauer, George ''Dave'' Blackiston, John Blair Jr., John Blair Sr., Bryon Bodt, Richard Charles Borden, Taylor Boyd, Charlie Bryan, Leonard Burcham, Danny Carson, John Clark, Bob Coleman, Captain Bill Collins, Joseph Coudon, Jim Currier, Henry Davis, Edward Duffy, Captain Ben Dye, Joseph Dye, George Edwards Jr., Stanley Evans, Columbus ''Lum'' Fletcher, Howard ''Duck'' Foreaker, Jimmy Frey, Paul Gibson, Captain Johnny Glen, Horace Graham, John B. Graham, Severn Hall, Tom Harman, Chris Hawkins, August Heinefield, George Hendricks, Howard Hicks, James ''Jim'' Holly, Captain John ''Daddy'' Holly, Dick Houlett, George Jackson, Scott Jackson, Captain Harry Jobes, Charlie Jobes, Captain Harry ''Bobby'' Jobes Jr., Joey Jobes, Charles ''Speed'' Joiner Jr., Steve Lay, Robert ''Bob'' Litzenberg, William ''Bill'' Litzenberg, George Lockard, Henry Lockard, Bob Lord, Robert ''Bob'' McGaw, Evans McKinney, John H. McKinney, John Meredith, R. Madison Mitchell, Lem Ward, Ase Owens, Edwin Pearson, Steiner Pierce, Jimmy Pierce, Leonard Pryor, Allen Purner, Linda Robinson, Dick Robinson, Bozy Robinson Sr., Ed Sampson, Allan Schauber, Bill Schauber, Cliff Simms, Captain Jess Urie, Roger Urie, Pat Vincenti, Butch Wagoner, David Walker, Milton Watson, Clarence Webb, Charles Wilson