My Life With Birds: The Education and Successes of a Wildlife Artist

Very good used hardcover (no jacket as issued.) Bumped corners, a few small chips at outer extremities.

From childhood days roaming the fields near his Manitoba home, Angus Shortt was fascinated by birds. Encouraged by his artistic mother and trained in wood engraving as a young man, he continued to study and develop as an artist during his work at museums an din the field. But he found his true calling in 1939 when he was hired by Ducks Unlimited. His contribution to that organization and to the art world is chronicled in this book, which showcases his work over a period of more than 60 years and exemplifies his encyclopedic knowledge of birds.

The story of Shortt and his love for the waterfowl-rich Canadian Prairie provinces is captured in this beautiful biographical book, filled with full-color prints of Canadian Prairie birds.