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Charles Haddon Perdew Painted Duck Decoy Diorama

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
Charles Haddon Perdew Painted Duck Decoy Diorama
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15" by 22" framed. The miniature hen decoy has a chipped beak. Charles Haddon Perdew (1874 - 1963) was active/lived in Illinois. Charles Perdew is known for Carved duck decoys and duck call whistles, sculpture, collaborative artist. Charles and Edna Perdew of Henry, Illinois, combined their talents to become famous folk artists in Central Illinois and throughout the rest of the United States. They produced thousands of examples of painted wildfowl sculpture, originally purchased mainly by hunters to attract ducks, geese and crows to within shooting range. Charlie was born near Henry in 1874 and was a hunter and carver of decoys. Edna was born in 1882 in Henry and their marriage in 1902 formed an artistic partnership that lasted almost sixty years. For much of that time, Charlie carved and Edna painted from their home and workshop in Henry. Charlie Perdew died in 1963 and Edna survived him until 1974. The story of this remarkable couple and their artistic legacy has been beautifully portrayed in the book PERDEW: An Illinois River Tradition by Ann Tandy Lacy and published by David Galliher in 1993. Copies of this book can be obtained through the museum.