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A LITTLE HISTORY ON THE 69TH (2002-03) DUCK STAMP ARTIST

Acrylic painting of a drake black scoter flanked by three females by Joseph (Joe) Hautman of Minnesota. This was Hautman's second win of the Federal Duck Stamp Contest.

Joe Hautman's first experience as a professional artist came when he won his first Federal Duck Stamp contest in 1991. He found himself visiting President George Bush in the Oval Office and receiving honors for his artistic achievements before he had sold a single painting! Ten years later, after winning several state contests and his second Federal competition, Joe has earned his reputation as one of the top artists in the field. Joe comes from an artistic family of seven children. His mother, Elaine is an accomplished painter, and his brothers Jim and Bob are also multiple winners of the Federal Duck Stamp contest. From an early age, Joe loved drawing and painting, but he soon became fascinated by the sciences as well. His artistic talents were forced to take a back seat while he concentrated on his studies, earning a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Michigan. In the midst of an active research career, with over 25 publications to his name, Joe's first Federal Duck Stamp contest victory provided all the incentive he needed to return professionally to his first passion. He now paints full-time and says he finds painting as challenging, exciting, and satisfying as he did his scientific research. Joe lives and paints in his home state of Minnesota with his wife Milla. His work features waterfowl and a variety of North American and Asian wildlife. The accuracy of detail and the naturalistic settings in his work reflect his scientific background, as well as a reverence for wildlife and their habitat. Following Joe's win of the 2001 Federal Duck Stamp Contest, he worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other partners to establish the Joe Hautman Habitat Restoration Project in Minnesota, proving his conservation ethic goes far beyond his paint brush.

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Black Scoter was reproduced as a photo-lithograph on fine 100% rag paper using premium fade-resistant inks.   The collector edition consists of 17,500 signed and numbered prints, 2,000 Medallion edition and 500 Executive editions which include a pencil remarque. There was also an artist proof edition of 950 prints.  The print image size is 6 1/2"x9".  The medallion is full struck 2 3/32"x1-5/16"

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Black Scoter…Plates Issued: Intaglio (front) - # 1 - Black; Offset - # 1 - front, Process Black, #1 - front, Process Cyan, #1 - front, Process Yellow, #1 - front, Process Magenta; Nyloprint - (back) Black. Color: Front - Black, Cyan, Yellow, Magenta. Press: Offset/Intaglio Designer/Modeler: Phil Jordan. Engraver: Vignette - Banknote Corporation of America; Frame - N/A; Letters - Banknote Corporation of America; Numerals - N/A. First Day of Sale: July 1, 2002. Issue: 2002 - Sixty-ninth Duck Stamp (eleventh $15.00 stamp), Fifth Pressure-Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) Issue - RW69A. Quantity Sold: 1,619,104.