Don Balke (B. 1933) "Pheasant Sitting in Field"

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  Don Balke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Pheasant Sitting in Field" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor on Illustration Board.
  
  Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
  
  This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood First Day Cover for the U.S. 25c Pheasant Booklet issued April 29, 1988. From the ancient land of Colchis, at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains on the Black Sea came the colorful pheasant. Proving to be an epicure's delight, the bird was eventually brought to ancient Greece and raised for food. From there, it was transported to Rome, and then to western Europe. As America's thirteen colonies became a nation, the pheasant was introduced in the western hemisphere as well. Perhaps the most successful of these introductions was engineered in the 1880's by Judge Owen Denny. Denny was serving as United States Consul General in Shanghai at the time. He sent several dozen Chinese pheasants to Oregon where they were released in the Willamette Valley. As a result of this and other plantings, the pheasant has dispersed into almost every state of the Union. Today, American grain fields -- particularly in North and South Dakota and Nebraska -- are alive with the Ring-Necked Pheasant. Literally, millions of these beautiful birds scurry through the low cover, feasting on the grains, seeds, and berries of the northern plains. When roused, they cackle noisily, taking to flight on whining wings. It is a beautiful sight, the handsome male raising his iridescent head toward the sky, his long tail sporting plumes of color, bright against the firmament. The stamp on this First Day Cover depicts a Ring-Necked Pheasant taking to the air. It was issued as part of the rate change in 1988.
  
  Image Size: 13 x 10.75 in.
  Overall Size: 21 x 19.25 in.
  Unframed. (B11593)

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