Two Carved Salmon
Charles Gardner
North Great River, Long Island, NY, 1977
44 in. long inscribed on back "Atlantic Salmon 35 1/4 lbs, Matapedia River, P.Q. 5th of July 1977, taken by Col. Henry A. Siegel, carved by Charles Gardner, No. Great River"
According to Swanson, "Colonel Henry A. Siegel, a publisher and rare bookseller from New Milford, Connecticut, was an avid salmon fisherman. In July 1977, guided by the famous Richard Adams, he caught a 35.25 lber. in Quebec's Matapedia River. He chose Charles Gardner to make a model of his fish and sent him the head and tail of the fish as well as a tracing. Presumably, the Colonel ate and enjoyed the rest of his best salmon ever." Gardner 's carvings were sold through the Crossroads of Sport, New York.
Arthur Lind (1920-1994)
Rockland and Passadumkeag, ME, 1992
41 in. long
pencil notation on back "Made by Arthur Lind, Maine, 1992, 24 1/4 #, Topp Pool, Laerdal River, Norway, 3/7/89, Sunray Shadow Fly"
A model of Swanson's largest salmon caught on the Laerdal River in Norway.
As found.
Provenance: Ronald S. Swanson Collection
Literature: Ronald S. Swanson, "Fish Models, Plaques & Effigies," Far Hills, NJ, 2009, p. 104, exact Gardner fish illustrated and p. 85, exact Lind fish illustrated.
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