Glenn Cameron Blue-winged Teal Hen

Judge Glenn J. Cameron (1882-1958) Chillicothe, IL, c. 1910 11 1/2 in. long

The underside of this hollow decoy bears the maker's "G.J.C" brand. In original paint with even gunning wear and working touch-up to rubs on head.

Provenance: Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection

Literature: Jackson Parker, “O’Brien Classic Decoys on Display at Museum of American Folk Art,” North American Decoys, Spanish Fork, UT, Spring/Summer 1982, p. 38, exact decoy illustrated. Jeff Waingrow, “The American Decoy: Folk Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Donal C. O’Brien, Jr.,” The Clarion: America’s Folk Art Magazine, Fall 1981, p. 32, exact decoy illustrated.

Exhibited: New York, New York, “The Art of the American Decoy: Folk Sculpture from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Donal C. O’Brien Jr.,” Museum of American Folk Art, September 3–November 8, 1981.

Provenance

Donal C. O'Brien, Jr. Collection