The Ice Cream Eaters, 1991
signed lower right Duncan E. Slade and dated,
oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches
Provenance:
private collection, Maine, since 1995
Duncan E. Slade was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and served as a marine in WWII, where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism as a pilot in the South Pacific theatre. After years working in Connecticut, he finally followed his dreams of a career in painting, moving to Maine, where he taught art at Oxford Hills Junior High School. A contemporary realist, he captured the places and events of ordinary people in Maine going about their daily lives.