Peter M. Pringle, Master Decoy Maker

Download or read book Peter M. Pringle, Master Decoy Maker written by William C. Reeve and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2002-09-12 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An avid outdoorsman, Pringle began carving decoys in 1898 and in 1928 set himself the goal of producing the best rig of decoys in the world. Between 1929 and 1946, employing his skills as a commercial artist and going to great lengths to ensure the utmost accuracy, he fashioned approximately 120 of what many now consider to be among the finest examples of decoy art. But because he carved exclusively for his own use and made only a few for close friends, Pringle's birds remained largely unknown until recently.