John W. McLoughlin, Jr., Black Duck Decoy, ca. 1930s, carved and painted pine with lead and glass, 6 5⁄8 x 16 3⁄8 x 6 3⁄4 in. (16.9 x 41.6 x 17.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.49
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Black Duck Decoy
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1930s
- Location
- Dimensions
- 6 5⁄8 x 16 3⁄8 x 6 3⁄4 in. (16.9 x 41.6 x 17.1 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
- Mediums Description
- carved and painted pine with lead and glass
- Classifications
- Subjects
- 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)