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Eugene "Gene" Wells (c. 1850 – 1930s) Stony Brook, New York [1]
Gene Wells was a mason by trade who lived in Stony Brook on the North Shore of Long Island. When not plastering, Wells spent a good deal of his time in the local marshes studying the wildfowl. He is best remembered for his cork black duck decoys*, which are considered "natural looking, relaxed and contented".
Wells made wooden decoy heads for himself and other carvers which are well shaped and carefully painted. He is (showing 500 of 1651 characters). |
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