Classic Shorebird Decoys: A Portfolio of paintings by Milton C. Weiler
Text by William J. Mackey, Jr., Foreword by Ed Zern.
Milton C. Weiler
New York: Winchester Press, 1971.
Limited edition — only 975 copies were printed. Title page is numbered and signed by the artist.
These original 45+-year-old prints come from limited edtion number 240 out of 975.
A photocopy of the limited edition page numbered and signed by Milton C. Weiler will accompany each print.
24 full-color plates. A Magnificient Portfolio of Decoy Paintings.
Charming decorative prints for the beach cottage, den, man cave, or YOUR home!
A portfolio of 24 sumptuous full-color prints of paintings of masterpieces of decoy-making by the classic illustrator of the subject.
A beautiful and important work.
Sheet size is 12 inches by 15 inches (about 30.5 x 38 cm)
Printed on heavy, watercolor-type paper
Please click on the thumbnails below for a larger image. The entire sheet would not fit on the scanner, so not all of the margins are shown, but are full and present.
PLATE 1
CAPT. LOU BARKALOW
Forked River, New Jersey
[Sanderling, Yellowlegs, Surf Snipe]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 2
BARNEGAT BIRDS Barnegat Bay, New Jersey
[Roothead, Yellowlegs, Nailbill]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
$30
PLATE 3
BILL BOWMAN Lawrence, New York
[Yellowlegs, Sickle-bill Curlew]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 4
THE BURR FAMILY Hingham, Massachusetts
[Woodcock Yellowlegs]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 5
THE COBBS OF VIRGINIA Cobb Island, Virginia
[Whimbrel, Robin Snipe]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 6
A. ELMER CROWELL East Harwich, Massachusetts
[Black-bellied Plover, Sanderling]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 7
JOHN DILLEY Quogue, New York
[Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
$25
PLATE 8
THOMAS GELSTON Quogue, New York
[Whimbrel, Primitive Roothead]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
$20
PLATE 9
LOTHROP HOLMES Kingston, Massachusetts
[Ruddy Turnstone]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 10
IRA HUDSON Chincoteaque, Virginia
[Yellowlegs]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 11
DAN LAKE LEEDS Pleasantville, New Jersey
[Black-bellied Plover, Ruddy Turnstone]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 12
MASON DECOY FACTORY Detroit, Michigan
[Long-bill Curlew]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 13
MASSACHUSETTS TRIO
[Godlen Plover, Yellowlegs, Robin Snipe]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 14
WILLIAM MATHEWS Nassawadox, Virginia
[Black-bellied Plover]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 15
NANTUCKET ISLAND NO. 1 Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
[Yellowlegs, Eskimo Curlew]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 16
NANTUCKET ISLAND NO. 2 Nantucket Island, Massachusetts
[Golden Plover, Yellowlegs, Golden Plover]
Sheet size: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)
Artist: Milton C. Weiler
PLATE 17
THE NON-CONFORMISTS
[Slip-head Willet, Paper Beach Snipe, Leather Sanderling]
