"Autumn Monarch" by Robert K. Abbett, a Wild Turkey Stamp Print, artist signed, with 1982 National Wild Turkey Federation Stamp. Part of a 1600 S/N print release from the National Wild Turkey Federation in 1982. It's hard to find vintage stamp prints like this one that are still in near mint condition, in their original folders, and have never been framed.

Image size of the print is 6 1/2" X 9" and overall size, including the white border, is 12' X 14"

About the Artist:

Robert K. Abbett was born in 1926 in Hammond, Indiana.

During the late-1950s, 1960s and 1970s, Abbett illustrated book covers for war novels, detective novels, thrillers, historical fiction and science fiction. Today, Abbett is best known for his paintings of wildlife (in particular, dogs), wilderness, sporting, and fishing.

His illustrations have been featured in a large number of books, magazines, and advertising. He has also authored or been featured in several art-related books, including A Season for Painting: The Outdoor Paintings of Robert K. Abbett and Wings from Cover: The Upland Images of Robert Abbett and Ed Gray.

Abbett was a graduate of both the University of Missouri and Purdue University. In 1953, Abbett moved to rural Connecticut where he built a house on an old farm. There, Abbett was inspired by the untouched wilderness and forests, and began painting what he has become famous for today: animals and country life.

He died on June 20, 2015, at the age of 89 at his home in Bridgewater, Connecticut.