Four Corners Print Offer

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=70 BGCOLOR="#999980" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="040467f1eoxqcf.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Californian FB" >Barry W. Van Dusen </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B><B>|  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><B> </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Barry W. Van Dusen"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>      </B></div> <div> <B>Four Corners Print Offer</B>   |   <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="British Duck Stamp"><U>British Duck Stamp</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Great Fen Project"><U>Great Fen Project</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Forgotten Forests Project"><U>Forgotten Forests Project</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>These two prints were produced on behalf of the </I><A HREF="http://www.fourcornerspreservationsociety.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fourcornerspreservationsociet"><U><I>Four Corners Preservation Society</I></U></A><I> for presentation to those individuals making a significant monetary contribution to conserve the </I><I><B>Four Corners</B></I><I> area of Princeton, Massachusetts.</I></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=410 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Four Corners Print Offer</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>WOODCOCK</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="32f2c940.jpg" border=0 width="556" height="404" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The American Woodcock is an anomaly - it is our only “shorebird”that has adapted to life in</div> <div> upland forest habitats.  Occasionally encountered as it bursts from an alder thicket during a walk </div> <div> in the woods, woodcocks are most conspicuous in early Spring, when their unusual courtship </div> <div> display can be heard and seen over brushy fields and clearings.  The Four Corners area of </div> <div> Princeton is a favorite haunt of these birds, but in many places it’s habitat has disappeared due to </div> <div> development and changing land use.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>FARM TRACTOR</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="33132890.jpg" border=0 width="562" height="393" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Farm tractors, once so much a part of the New England landscape, are disappearing in our region</div> <div> as farmland is abandoned and converted to housing developments.  Some of the old tractors like this </div> <div> 1952 International Harvester F Cub are owned and maintained by local residents who appreciate the </div> <div> character and charm of these venerable old machines.  They are a handsome reminder of our </div> <div> deeply rooted agricultural heritage in New England.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I>The prints are reproduced from original watercolors by Barry Van Dusen.  </I></div> <div> <I>Each 13 x 17" print is signed and numbered by the artist.  Produced on an Epson </I></div> <div> <I>2000 printer using Epson archival inks and papers, these prints are designed to </I></div> <div> <I>resist fading for over 100 years.  Each image is limited to an edition of 50 prints </I></div> <div> <I>and available only through this fund-raising offer.</I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>