The first Donald Duck model sheet. Created in 1934 for the Disney cartoon The Wise Little Hen
Still from The Wise Little Hen (Wilfred Jackson, 1934)
Poster by Tom Whalen
It was his second appearance in Orphan’s Benefit (Burt Gillett, 1934) that introduced Donald as a temperamental comic foil to Mickey Mouse.
Carl Barks, best known for his comics about Donald Duck and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. Fans dubbed him “The Duck Man” and “The Good Duck Artist”.
Drawing by Don Rosa
The Duck universe also called the Donald Duck universe, Duckburg or Scrooge McDuck universe) is a fictional universe where Disney cartoon characters Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck live. It is a spin off of the older Mickey Mouse universe, yet has become much more extensive. “Duck universe” is a term used by fans and is not an official part of the Disney lexicon.
The New Spirit (Donald Duck), Andy Warhol, 1985
Look Mickey, Roy Lichtenstein, 1961
Daffy Duck first appeared in Porky’s Duck Hunt (Tex Avery, 1937)
The only aspects of Daffy Duck that have remained consistent through the years are his voice characterization by Mel Blanc and his black feathers with a white neck ring.
Howard the Duck is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Val Mayerik. The character first appeared in Adventure into Fear #19 (Dec. 1973)
Paul and Linda McCartney with their daughters Heather, Stella and Mary. April 1976
Elton John. Central Park Concert, 1980
Photo by Irving Penn
Self portrait, Duane Michals
Napoleon Stereotype as Portrayed, Jean-Michel Basquiat
Portrait by Bruce Weber
Yohji Yamamoto. Fall/Winter 1984-1985. Photo: Nick Knight
Signed sketch by Jean Cocteau hanging on the wall at La Tour D’Argent.
Duck, especially the pressed duck, is the specialty (Canard à la presse, Caneton à la presse, Caneton Tour d’Argent). In 1890 Frederic, one of La Tour d’Argent’s owners, had the idea to enumerate each duck served at the restaurant. Edward VII ate number 328 in 1890. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall shared number 280.101 in 1951…
Lester Bookbinder
Dick’s Ducks,installation by Richard Jackson
Backpack
Zach Galifianakis by Martin Schoeller
In 1992 a shipping container filled with rubber ducks was lost at sea. Over 28,000 rubber duckies fell overboard on their way from Japan to the United States.
Giant Rubber Duck by Florentijn Hoffman
Brooksfield logo
Mandarina Duck is an Italian fashion brand. The company name and logo come from the Mandarin duck, a breed that lives on the banks of the Ussuri River on the border of Russia and China.
Ducks Unlimited (DU) is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of wetlands and associated upland habitats for waterfowl, other wildlife, and people. Ducks Unlimited was incorporated by Joseph Knapp, E. H. Low and Robert Winthrop on January 29, 1937, in Washington, D.C.
The Genealogy of Style 