Oliver Lawson Outstanding Hooded Merganser Pair

Oliver "Tuts" Lawson (b. 1938) Crisfield, MD, 1967 14 1/4 in. long

A refined pair of turned-head hooded mergansers with crossed-raised wing tips, some feather carving, and excellent paint. Each is signed, inscribed "Made for Morty Kramer," and dated by the maker on the bottom. The hen has a hollowed body with a removable rectangular box, which Lawson also signed, inscribed, and dated.

Lawson grew up under the wings and tutelage of the famous Ward brothers and he will forever be linked with producing some of the finest decoys to come out of Maryland. Near-mint original paint.

Provenance: Dr. Morton D. Kramer Collection, acquired from the artist in 1967

Provenance

Dr. Morton D. Kramer Collection, acquired from the artist in 1967