"Bayou DeView Mallards" - a signed and numbered print by wildlife artist Ken Carlson with a matching artist signed $5.50 Waterfowl Hunting and Conservation Stamp from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Part of a 7200 S/N print release published by Larry Grisham, Jonesboro, Arkansas in 1985. It's hard to find vintage stamp prints like this one that are still in near mint condition, in their original folders, and have never been framed. Image size of the print is 6 1/2" X 9" and overall size, including the white border, is 12' X 14" About the Artist: Ken Carlson, b. 1937, Morton, Minnesota, (United States) While many young boys dreamed of becoming baseball heroes like Joe DiMaggio when they grew up, Ken Carlson had aspirations of becoming an artist like Bob Kuhn. Carlson won a scholarship in an art contest to the Art Instruction School in Minneapolis, where his teachers included the renowned animal illustrator, Walter Wilwerding (1891-1966). After high school, he attended the Minneapolis School of Art for a year, then joined a commercial art firm. Although commercial art was not his main professional focus, Carlson accepted a commission to illustrate for the publication Birds of Western North America (McMillan, 1972). Today, Ken Carlson is widely recognized as one of the foremost interpreters of North American wildlife. His interest in animals and art combined and developed into a consuming lifelong vocation involving the study of animals in their environment. This limited edition print is in near mint condition. It has been stored in our gallery and never framed. It is numbered and signed by the artist. Buy with confidence - every order is shipped with delivery confirmation tracking number. Fast shipping from our non-smoking home. Additional Details ------------------------------ Color: Multi Product description: "Bayou DeView Mallards" - a signed and numbered print by wildlife artist Ken Carlson with a matching artist signed $5.50 Waterfowl Hunting and Conservation Stamp from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Part of a 7200 S/N print release published by Larry Grisham, Jonesboro, Arkansas in 1985. It's hard to find vintage stamp prints like this one that are still in near mint condition, in their original folders, and have never been framed. Image size of the print is 6 1/2" X 9" and overall size, including the white border, is 12' X 14" About the Artist: Ken Carlson, b. 1937, Morton, Minnesota, (United States) While many young boys dreamed of becoming baseball heroes like Joe DiMaggio when they grew up, Ken Carlson had aspirations of becoming an artist like Bob Kuhn. Carlson won a scholarship in an art contest to the Art Instruction School in Minneapolis, where his teachers included the renowned animal illustrator, Walter Wilwerding (1891-1966). After high school, he attended the Minneapolis School of Art for a year, then joined a commercial art firm. Although commercial art was not his main professional focus, Carlson accepted a commission to illustrate for the publication Birds of Western North America (McMillan, 1972). Today, Ken Carlson is widely recognized as one of the foremost interpreters of North American wildlife. His interest in animals and art combined and developed into a consuming lifelong vocation involving the study of animals in their environment.