Black Duck Decoy

John W. McLoughlin, Jr., Black Duck Decoy, ca. 1930s, carved and painted pine with lead and glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.49
Copied John W. McLoughlin, Jr., Black Duck Decoy, ca. 1930s, carved and painted pine with lead and glass, 6 5816 386 34 in. (16.941.617.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.49

Artwork Details

Title
Black Duck Decoy
Date
ca. 1930s
Dimensions
6 5816 386 34 in. (16.941.617.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved and painted pine with lead and glass
Classifications
Keywords
  • Animal — bird — duck
Object Number
1986.65.49

Artwork Description

John W. McLoughlin roughed out his decoys using a drawknife, then smoothed the surface with a razor. He made Black Duck Decoy from two pieces of hollow sugar pine, material that allows the piece to float on the water. (Gene and Linda Kangas, Decoys: A North American Survey, 1983)