Ward Brothers Canvasback Pair

Lemuel T. Ward (1896-1984) Crisfield, MD, c. 1973 Lem considered the decorative canvasbacks he made in the late '60s and early '70s to be the finest decoys in over a half-century of carving and painting. Signed and dated on the bottom "-1973- Prize of the Game Bag, Lem Ward." Originally made by Lem, for the Bartrug Collection. Original condition, with minimal wear from handling.

Provenance: Knute and Jean Bartrug Collection Private Collection, Maryland

Literature: Byron Cheever, "L.T. Ward and Bro., Wildfowl Counterfeiters," Spanish Fork, UT, 1981, pp. 62-63. Glenn Lawson, "The Story of Lem Ward," West Chester, PA, 1984, pp. 60 and 67.

Provenance

Knute and Jean Bartrug Collection Private Collection, Maryland