Description
Levi Rhodes Truex (1860-1934)
Atlantic City, NJ, c. 1910
11 in. long
While many examples of shorebirds exist by this well-known New Jersey maker, the ruddy turnstone represents an exceedingly rare species for Truex. To wit, James Doherty's comprehensive classic "New Jersey Decoys" book illustrates curlew, plover, and yellowlegs, but no turnstones. Additionally,...