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Nichol Decoys

The Smiths Falls School of Carving

by (author) Bernie Gates

Publisher
Quarry Press
Initial publish date
May 2010
Category
General, Carving, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550823493
    Publish Date
    May 2010
    List Price
    $39.95

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Description

Nichol Decoys is a history of the Nichol family of decoy carvers and the Smiths Falls school they inspired. Based on the colorful autobiography of D.W. Nichol, this book presents the life, times, and achievements of arguably one of the most accomplished and influential families in the annals of North American decoy carving in the 20th century. Featuring outstanding examples of wildfowl folk art made visually available for the first time to the general public. Printed in full color, with more than 200 decoys reproduced.

About the author

Bernie Gates wrote the first comprehensive study on Ontario carvers, Ontario Decoys (1982), and its sequel, Ontario Decoys II (1986).He lives north of Kingston on Sydenham Lake.

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