Artist

Ervin Stewart

born Indian River, MI 1907-died Cheboygan, MI 1988
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Photograph by Rich Treml
Born
Flint, Michigan, United States
Died
Cheboygan, Michigan, United States
Active in
  • Indian River, Michigan, United States
Biography

Ervin Stewart was a housepainter by trade, but spent a great deal of time fishing in Mullet Lake near his home in northern Michigan. His decoys are weighted at the front to move up and down easily in deeper water (interview with the artist, Rich Treml, 1987).