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Clark Voorhees, Jr. (1911-1980) Carved and Painted Wood Hanging Full Bodied Sperm Whale, initialed underneath.

Clark Voorhees, Jr., the son of renowned American Impressionist Clark Greenwood Voorhees (1871-1933), lived and worked in Weston, Vermont. He is known for his whale sculptures, styled in the ornamental manner of New England decoys and weathervanes.

Length 18 in.

Provenance:  The estate of Nan Lampe, Nantucket, MA