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Chastagner Limoges for Abercrombie & Fitch
C.G. (Claremont Gale)“Bud” Pritchard was 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 annual Federal 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.