Frank Kellum Black Bellied Plover

Frank Kellum (1858-1940) Babylon, NY, c. 1890 A shorebird carved from a one-and-three-quarter-inch board with shoe button eyes, and stippled paint feather detail on raised wings. A carver of duck and shorebird decoys, Kellum is probably best known for a flat-sided seagull carving that was in the collection of the late Dr. George Ross Starr, of Duxbury, Massachusetts. Original paint with flaking, mostly on one side, and gunning wear.

Provenance: Tim Sieger Collection Private Collection

Provenance

Tim Sieger Collection Private Collection