1957-58 FEDERAL DUCK STAMP PRINTS - ARTISTS ESTATE

From the Artists Estate, American Eider, 1957, signed "Jackson M. Abbott" (Jackson Miles Abbott, American, born 1920) signed by the artist and inscribed "American Eider II", #434/500 - Sheet 14"x11". There is an original unused $2.00 Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp which used the American Eider Artwork. Included in this lot there is a color Am. Eiders III Artists Proof No. 19, also signed and titled by the artist in pencil - Sheet 14"x12" and a color remarque from the artist. PROVENANCE: The Estate of artist Jackson Miles Abbott by descent. Jackson Miles Abbott (1920-1988) was an American Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Corps of Engineers, a birdwatcher and painter. He was the son of wildlife artist Jacob Bates Abbott. He is the only artist to ever place both first and second in the same year in the Federal Duck Stamp contest. The Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge at Fort Belvoir in Fairfax, Virginia was named in his honor. Abbott learned to draw from his father. In 1951 he began publishing his artwork. He won the Federal Duck Stamp award in 1957–59 for his painting of common eider. That same year, he also came in second, for his painting of the pale-bellied brant goose. He is the only person to ever place first and second in the duck stamp contest. In total, he created over 1,500 works in his lifetime. In 1989, the United States Army Corps of Engineers founded and named the Jackson Miles Abbott Wetland Refuge at Fort Belvoir after him. The refuge is a 150-acre tract.His archives reside in the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Condition: good