Charlie "Speed" Joiner (MD, 1921-2015), Hen Canvasback

Chestertown, Maryland, circa 1990s, carved and painted wood, signed CHARLIE JOINER / CHESTERTOWN, MD. on the bottom.

Length 16.25 in.

Joiner began carving as a teen and soon came under the tutelage of Madison Mitchell. In the 1940s he spent time learning from the Ward brothers. Joiner would later observe that his style of painting and carving included a combination of Mitchell's and the Ward's styles.

Original.

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