num_pages: 120
description: Whether you have just discovered the remarkable artistry of wildfowl decoys or have long admired this painstaking American craft, Call to the The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D. is a must-have addition to your natural history or art library.Representing carvers from Maine to South Carolina, Ontario to Louisiana, and west to California and Oregon, Dr. James McCleery's extraordinary collection showcases the brilliant craftsmanship of American carvers, spanning a period of more than one hundred years.Dr. McCleery, the acknowledged dean of contemporary American decoy collectors, has long recognized the exceptional artistry of wildfowl decoys. The best of his wide-ranging collection, assembled for public exhibit for the first time at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, has been carefully photographed and brought together in this beautiful volume for your continuing enjoyment. Remarks accompanying each photograph, written by noted decoy authority Robert Shaw, highlight the detail and attention given to each carving, and briefly recount the absorbing stories of the carvers and the birds.
language: English
title: Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D.
titlecomplete: Call to the Sky: The Decoy Collection of James M. McCleery, M.D.
publisher: UNKNO