Jack Rider Article - Plain Dealer

Really great article about Rider written in the Plain dealer in 1965, two years before Jack's death.   Click to enlarge.

Note that the Mallard stated in the article really was 2 Mallards, both made during the summer of 1950. 

 

Here is one of the 2 Mallards he carved:

Notice how refined the body is? It's much more streamlined than his later miniatures.  Also, the paint was a mix of several colors with no emphasis on feathers or feather features.  This unique blending would be replaced with a much more simplified and brighter paint combination as Jack refined his technique and started the mass production phase.