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Lee Dudley

Lee Dudley (1860 - 1942) was active/lived in North Carolina, Virginia.  Lee Dudley is known for Decoy carving.

Lee Dudley (1860 - 1942)

An important wildfowl decoy* carver, Lee Dudley was born in Knotts Island, North Carolina and he appears to have lived there his whole life. Dudley decoys are on the "Top 50 Decoys Ever Sold at Auction" list and in the book Decoys - North America's One Hundred Greatest (see AskART book references). He and his work are discussed in just about every major book about decoy collecting and decoy carving history. Attached is information about his work courtesy of Copley Fine Art Auctions and the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art [1] [2]
 
Below is an abridged excerpt from the Copley Fine Art Auctions catalogue description for "Outstanding Canvasback Drake":

Dudley decoys have been held in the highest regard by collectors from the earliest days of decoy collecting. In fact, two seminal books on decoy collecting, William J. Mackey's American Bird Decoys" and Joel Barber's Wild Fowl Decoys both begin their first chapter with stori   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 9344 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 43 auction lots for Lee Dudley (of which 41 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

.  askART lists Lee Dudley in 0 of its research Essays. Lee Dudley has 4 artist signature examples available in our database.

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