Record #:

6069

Author(s):

Dean, Jim

Abstract:

Duane Raver, the state's premier wildlife artist, is also one of the nation's best. He is well-known for his paintings of fish, birds, and small-game animals, done in a career of forty years. In addition to paintings for individuals, he has painted many magazine covers and illustrated fish books for North Carolina, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 46 Issue 2, Feb 1982, p2-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife artists; Wildlife art; Raver, Duane, 1927-

Record #:

43235

Author(s):

Melissa McGaw

Abstract:

This article is discussing how the author got into photography and who inspired them to do so. The author discusses that their love of nature had come from their mother who was an artist. The author says they studied fiddle crabs and searched the beach for shells when they went with their mother. The author’s first experience with photography was when their grandmother gave them a Kodak instamatic camera after some talk with their mother. The author pursued a degree in photography in college and started their career as helping an advertising photographer. The author found that advertisement photography was not their passion and their mother helped introduce them to a friend that knew the photographer for the Wildlife in North Carolina Magazine. The author said after beginning this new careers they found their passion in wildlife photography and their experience in commercial photography helped them climb the latter in their field.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November-December 2021, p24-26 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife; Wildlife artists; WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA (Magazine); Wildlife photography; Wildlife--North Carolina; Photography

Record #:

9787

Author(s):

Taylor, Mark

Abstract:

In 1983, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law to fund waterfowl habitat preservation by asking waterfowl hunters to purchase a specially painted state duck stamp. The 1985 stamp features a pair of canvasback ducks and was painted by Tom Hirata, a nationally known wildlife artist. Over the past two years, $825,000 has been raised for waterfowl conservation.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 49 Issue 5, May 1985, p28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wildlife habitat improvement; Wildlife artists; Waterfowl in art