American Black Duck by Peter Daverington
Location: Halletts Point, Queens, NY 11102
Painted:4/25/2019
Sponsored By: The Durst Organization
About the Bird:Often found mingling with the more opportunistic Mallard, theAmerican Black Duckis a staple in Easternmarshes and winter woods. The species is already struggling from decades of hunting and habitat conversion; now APP change is addinganother wrinkle to its survival.APP’s APP models show it could lose 32 percent of its summer range in the future, including much of its stronghold along the U.S. Atlantic Coast.
About the Artist:is a painter and musicianfrom Melbourne, Australia, currently living and working in Beacon, New York. He completed an MFA at the Victorian College of the Arts at theUniversity of Melbourneand has been commissioned to paint public murals in Argentina, Australia, China, Egypt, Germany, Guatemala, and Turkey. “I chose the American Black Duck because itsnatural habitat is next to the mural location on New York City'sEast River,” he says. “These are true New Yorker ducks: They're street wise; they're handsome;and the heart of theirrange is in the Northeast.”
This mural can only be viewed from across the water on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. For thebest perspective, visit the ferry terminal at East 90th Street, off the FDR Drive. See