Chastagner Limoges for Abercrombie & Fitch

Sz: 11″D x 1-3/8″HMade Exclusively for Abercrombie & Fitch by Chastagner Limoges, FranceSet of (4) Plates showing Winning Duck Stamp Competition by Artists:Maynard ReeceC. G. PritchardEdward J. BierlyEdward A. MorrisMaynard Reece(1920-2020) was anIowa-based artist of wildlife, especially of ducks. He won theFederal Duck Stampcompetition a record five times in his life: 1948, 1951, 1959, 1969 and 1971. In 1948, Reece won his first Federal Duck Stamp competition. Federal Duck Stamps are required for all waterfowl hunters to have in their possession when hunting waterfowl. His illustrations have appeared in magazines such asLife,Sports Illustrated,Saturday Evening Post,Sports Afield,Outdoor Life,Ducks UnlimitedandNational Wildlife. Moreover, he has published two books devoted to his own wildlife art:The Waterfowl Art of Maynard ReeceandThe Upland Bird Art of Maynard Reece.

C.G. (Claremont Gale)Bud Pritchardwas born in 1910, on a farm located just outside Kenesaw, Nebraska. Pritchard grew up drawing wildlife along the Platte River and frequented other nearby wetland areas.For many years Pritchard was the primary illustrator for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, producing over 50 magazine covers and designing all of their early stamps.Prior to designing the first Pheasant and Quail Stamp, Pritchard had already begun entering the annualFederal Duck Stamp Art Contest,first held in 1950. Pritchard placed second in 1952 and again in 1956. The subsequent experience he gained in designing the Nebraska stamps helped him to win the contest in 1967 and his artwork, featuring a pair of Hooded mergansers served as the vignette for the 1968-69 Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp.

Edward A. Morris (1917-2009) was born in Philadelphia. He is or was the only duck stamp artist so far to have won the competition two years in a row. He was a member of Ducks Unlimited, Inc. and his work is in many private collections.