2002 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Information, Entry Form and Regulations

              2002 Federal Duck
Stamp Contest
Information, Entry Form and
Regulations
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
2001 Federal Duck Stamp Contest Winner
Artist: Joseph Hautman
Species: Black Scoter
Join us October 15-17, 2002 for the Federal Duck Stamp Contest.
The 2002 contest is being held during National Wildlife Refuge Week to highlight the
upcoming 2003 Centennial anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Revenue from the sale of Federal Duck Stamps is earmarked to buy wetlands and
Waterfowl Production Areas for the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Join us at a refuge near you to help celebrate 100 years of conservation.
Internet Alert: You can now view prior winning art designs and other helpful
Federal Duck Stamp information via the Federal Duck Stamp Office’s Internet
home page at duckstamps.fws.gov
Dear Artist:
Please look at bolded
areas on page 2 for
important changes.
Please read all of the
enclosed information
very carefully and follow
the instructions. If all
instructions are not
followed, your entry
may be disqualified
from the contest.
Opening Date
Persons interested in entering this year’s
contest may submit entries anytime after
July 1, 2002.
Deadline Date
All entries must be date stamped no
later than midnight August 31, 2002 —
Important, note date change.
Entry Fee
One hundred dollars ($100.00). Entry fee
must be a certified check, cashiers check
or money order payable to “U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.” No personal
checks or cash accepted.
Contest Eligibility
United States citizens, nationals, or
resident aliens are eligible to participate.
However, all entrants must be 18 years of
age by July 1. Any person who has won
the contest during the preceding three
years shall be ineligible to submit an
entry in the current year’s contest.
Contest judges and their relatives, and
employees of the Duck Stamp Office are
also ineligible to submit an entry.
Design Requirements
Image Size of entry seen within the cut
out portion of the mat must be 7″× 10″—
horizontal design. See illustration on
page 5. For flexibility of handling, please
use a 9”x12” art board of your choosing.
Entry must be matted over only and
the mat color should be white, 9″× 12″
(outside dimensions) and one inch in
width.
Entry cannot exceed approximately
1/4 inch in total thickness. If it does
exceed 1/4 inch, it will be disqualified.
No protective cover shall be permanently
affixed to the entry. You may cover your
entry for shipping, but it should readily
come off.
Judges will be instructed to look for
scenes that depict live birds amid their
natural habitat, as long as the eligible
species is the dominant feature of the
design. Also designs may include, but are
not limited to hunting dogs, hunting
scenes, use of waterfowl decoys, and
National Wildlife Refuges as the
background of habitat scenes. Since this
year’s contest kicks off the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service’s Centennial year of 2003,
the use of refuge features is encouraged,
but not required.
The design must be an original “hand
drawn” creation. The design may not be
copied or duplicated from previously
published art, including photographs.
Photographs, computer generated art,
art produced from a computer printer or
other computer mechanical output device
(air brush method excepted) is ineligible
and will be disqualified.
Important Dates
The public may view the 2002 Federal
Duck Stamp entries on Tuesday, October
15 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in the
Department of the Interior Auditorium
(“C” Street entrance).
This year’s judging will be held on
Wednesday, October 16 beginning at
10:30 a.m., and continuing on Thursday,
October 17 at 9:00 a.m.
Other Key Points
Use ONLY the current year’s Display and
Participation Agreement, Reproduction
Rights Agreement, and Entry Form. Entries
with other year forms will be disqualified.
Next year’s contest regulations will be
automatically mailed to artists that
submit an entry this year.
Names and addresses of any or all artists
will be released to the press or any
member of the public that requests such
information.
Eligible Species
(1) American Widgeon
(2) Snow Goose
(3) Wood Duck
(4) Gadwall
(5) Ring-necked Duck
Note: See list of eligible species for
upcoming years on page 5.
The Winning Artist Receives:
(1) publicity and media recognition;
(2) a pane of Duck Stamps signed by
the Secretary of the Interior; (3) select
travel to prestigious national waterfowl
and wildlife ceremonies; (4) special
recognition as guest speaker at special
events; and (5) the opportunity to enter
into a contract with publisher of their
choice. (Note: All publishing contracts
are between the artist and publishers.
The Federal Government does not
guarantee that a contract will be offered.
The Government assumes no liability,
responsibility, nor claims any interest in
resulting publishing contracts.)
We invite you to participate in this
national waterfowl art competition.
Join professional artists from across
the country in the most prestigious art
event of the year. Good luck, you could
be the next winner of the Federal Duck
Stamp Contest!
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Summary of Key Points
PART 91—MIGRATORY BIRD HUNTING AND
CONSERVATION STAMP CONTEST
Subpart A—Introduction
Sec.
91.1 Purpose of regulations.
91.2 Definitions.
91.3 Public attendance at contest.
91.4 Eligible species.
Subpart B—Procedures for Entering the Contest
91.11 Contest deadlines.
91.12 Contest eligibility.
91.13 Technical requirements for design and
submission of entry.
91.14 Restrictions on subject matter of entry.
91.15 Suitability of entry for engraving.
91.16 Submission procedures for entry.
91.17 Property insurance for entries.
91.18 Failure to comply with contest
regulations.
Subpart C—Procedures for Administering the
Contest
91.21 Selection and qualification of contest
judges.
91.22 Display of entries for contest.
91.23 Scoring criteria for contest.
91.24 Contest procedures.
Subpart D—Post-Contest Procedures
91.31 Return of entries after contest.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 718j;
31 U.S.C. 9701.
SUBPART A—INTRODUCTION
§91.1 Purpose of regulations.
(a) The purpose of these regulations is to
establish procedures for selecting a design
that will be used for the annual Migratory
Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp
(Federal Duck Stamp).
(b) All individuals entering the contest
must comply with these regulations. A copy of
the regulations along with the reproduction
rights and display and participation agree-ments
may be requested from the Federal
Duck Stamp Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1849 C Street, N.W., Suite 2058,
Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
20240.
(c) All contestants from the most recent
contest will be sent a copy of the regulations,
the display and participation agreement, and
the reproduction rights agreement.
§91.2 Definitions.
Contest Coordinator—the contest official
responsible for overseeing the judges’ scores
for each entry. The contest coordinator will be
named by the Secretary of the Interior and
will not be a past or present employee of the
Fish and Wildlife Service.
Display and participation agreement—
a document that each contestant must com-plete,
sign and submit with the entry. The
signed agreement permits the Service to dis-play
the entry at various locations for promo-tional
purposes, and requires the artist to
participate in events in behalf of the Federal
Duck Stamp Program.
Qualifying entry—each original work of
art submitted to the contest that satisfies the
requirements outlined in Subpart B.
Reproduction rights agreement—a
document that each contestant must sign and
submit with the entry. The signed agreement
certifies that the entry is an original work of
art and stipulates how the Fish and Wildlife
Service may use the winning entry.
§91.3 Public attendance at contest.
All phases of the voting process will be
open for viewing by the general public.
§91.4 Eligible species.
Five or fewer of the species listed below
will be identified as eligible each year, those
eligible species will be provided to each con-testant
with the information provided in §91.1.
(a) Whistling-Ducks.
(1) Fulvous Whistling-Duck
(Dendrocygna bicolor)
(2) Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
(Dendrocygna autumnalis)
(b) Swans.
(1) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
(2) Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
(c) Geese.
(1) Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser
albifrons)
(2) Snow Goose (including bluephase)
(Chen caerulescens)
(3) Ross’ Goose (Chen rossii)
(4) Emperor Goose (Chen canagica)
(5) Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
(d) Brant.
(1) Brant (Branta bernicla)
(e) Dabbling Ducks.
(1) Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
(2) American Widgeon (Anas americana)
(3) Gadwall (Anas strepera)
(4) American Green-winged Teal (Anas
crecca carolinensis)
(5) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
(6) Mottled Duck (Anas fulvigula)
(7) American Black Duck (Anas rubripes)
(8) Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
(9) Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors)
(10)Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
(11)Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
(f) Diving Ducks.
(1) Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
(2) Redhead (Aythya americana)
(3) Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
(4) Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
(5) Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
(g) Sea-Ducks.
(1) Common Eider (Somateria
mollissima)
(2) King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
(3) Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri)
(4) Steller’s Eider (Polysticta stelleri)
(5) Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histri-onicus)
(6) Oldsquaw (Clangula hyemalis)
(7) Black Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
(8) Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
(9) White-winged Scoter (Melanitta
fusca)
(10)Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)
(11)Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala
islandica)
(12)Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clan-gula)
(h) Mergansers.
(1) Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes
cucullatus)
(2) Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus
serrator)
(3) Common Merganser (Mergus mer-ganser)
(i) Stiff Tails.
(1) Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
SUBPART B—PROCEDURES FOR ENTERING
THE CONTEST
§91.11 Contest deadlines.
(a) The contest will officially open on July 1
of each year.
(b) Entries must be postmarked no later
than midnight of September 15.
§91.12 Contest eligibility.
United States citizens, nationals, or
resident aliens are eligible to participate in the
contest. Any person who has won the contest
during the preceding three years will be ineli-gible
to submit an entry in the current year’s
contest. All entrants must be 18 years of age
as of July 1 to participate in the Federal Duck
Stamp Contest. Contest judges and their rela-tives
are ineligible to submit an entry. All
entrants must submit a non-refundable fee of
$100.00 by a cashiers check, certified check, or
money order made payable to: U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. (Personal checks will not be
accepted). All entrants must submit signed
Reproduction Rights and Display and
Participation Agreements.
§91.13 Technical requirements for design and
submission of entry.
The design must be a horizontal drawing or
painting seven (7) inches high and ten (10)
inches wide. The entry may be drawn in any
medium desired by the contestant and may be
in either multicolor or black and white. No
scrollwork, lettering, bird band numbers, sig-natures
or initials may appear on the design.
Each entry must be matted (over only) with a
nine (9) inch by twelve (12) inch white mat, one
(1) inch wide, and the entire entry cannot
exceed one quarter (1/4) inch in total thickness.
Entries must not be framed, under glass, or
have a protective covering that is attached to
the entry.
§91.14 Restrictions on subject matter of entry.
A live portrayal of any bird(s) of the five or
fewer identified eligible species must be the
DOMINANT feature of the design. The
design may depict more than one of the eligi-ble
species. Designs may include, but are not
limited to, hunting dogs, hunting scenes, use
of waterfowl decoys, National Wildlife
Refuges as the background of habitat scenes,
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Contest Regulations
and other designs that depict the sporting,
conservation, stamp collecting and other uses
of the stamp. The overall mandate will be to
select the best design that will make an inter-esting,
useful and attractive duck stamp that
will be accepted and prized by hunters, stamp
collectors, conservationists, and others. The
design must be the contestant’s original “hand
drawn” creation. The entry design may not be
copied or duplicated from previously
published art, including photographs.
Photographs, computer-generated art, art
produced from a computer printer or other
computer/mechanical output device (air brush
method excepted) are not eligible to be
entered into the contest and will be disquali-fied.
An entry submitted in a prior contest
that was not selected for the Federal or a
state stamp design may be submitted in the
current contest if it meets the above criteria.
§91.15 Suitability of entry for engraving.
All entries should be drawn with fullest
attention to clarity of detail and the relation-ship
of tonal values. These prerequisites are
important to interpret pictorial elements to
hand engraving for printing, as they deter-mine
the engraved line techniques and direc-tion.
The engraver relies on the accuracy of
the artist’s work for successful interpreta-tion.
The engraver is primarily responsible
for line interpretation and discipline, creating
the miniature image of bird(s) appearing on
the stamp.
§91.16 Submission procedures for entry.
(a) Each contestant may submit only one
entry. Each entry must be accompanied by a
non-refundable entrance fee and a completed
and signed Reproduction Rights Agreement
and a completed and signed Display and
Participation Agreement. The bottom portion
of the Reproduction Rights Agreement must
be attached to the back of the entry.
(b) Each entry should be appropriately
wrapped to protect the art work and sent by
registered mail, certified mail, express mail,
overnight delivery service, or hand delivered
to: Federal Duck Stamp Contest, U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service, DOI, 1849 C St. N.W. Suite
2058, Washington, D.C. 20240.
§91.17 Property insurance for entries.
Each contestant is responsible for obtain-ing
adequate insurance coverage for his/her
entry. The Department of the Interior will not
insure the entries it receives. The
Department of the Interior is not responsible
for loss or damage unless it is caused by its
negligence or willful misconduct; in any event,
the liability of the Department of the Interior
will not exceed the amount of the entry fee as
specified in Section 91.12.
§91.18 Failure to comply with contest regulations.
Any entry that does not comply with the
requirements of Subpart B will be disqualified
from the contest.
SUBPART C—PROCEDURES FOR
ADMINISTERING THE CONTEST
§91.21 Selection and qualification of contest
judges.
(a) Selection: Five voting judges and one
alternate judge will be selected annually by
the Secretary of the Interior. Current
employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service
and their relatives are ineligible to serve as
judges for the contest. The judges will be
reimbursed for reasonable travel expenses.
The judges will be announced on the first day
of the contest.
(b) Qualifications: The panel of five judges
will be made up of individuals, all of whom
have one or more of the following prerequi-sites:
recognized art credentials, knowledge of
the anatomical makeup and the natural habi-tat
of the eligible waterfowl species, an
understanding of the wildlife sporting world
in which the Duck Stamp is used, an aware-ness
of philately and the role the Duck Stamp
plays in stamp collecting, and demonstrated
support for the conservation of waterfowl and
wetlands through active involvement in the
conservation community.
§91.22 Display of entries for contest.
All eligible entries will be displayed in the
Department of the Interior auditorium in
numerical order. The only visible identifica-tion
on each entry will be the number
assigned to it in chronological order when it is
received and processed by the Service.
§91.23 Scoring criteria for contest.
Entries will be judged on the basis of
anatomical accuracy, artistic composition and
suitability for engraving in the production of a
stamp.
§91.24 Contest procedures.
(a) The day before the judging begins, the
judges will be briefed on all aspects of the
judging procedures and other details of the
competition, and will preview all eligible art-work
entered.
(b) Prior to the first round of judging, and
prior to the opening of the contest to the pub-lic,
the judges will spend an additional two
hours in the auditorium reviewing the entries
the first day before the official contest is open
to the public.
(c) In the first round of judging all quali-fied
entries will be shown one at a time to the
judges by the Contest Coordinator or a con-test
staff member. The judges will vote “in” or
“out” on each entry; those entries receiving a
majority of votes “in” will be eligible for the
second round of judging. The remaining
entries will be placed on display as a group for
public viewing.
(d) Prior to the second round of judging,
each judge may select not more than five
entries from those eliminated in the first
round. Those additional entries selected by the
judges will be eligible to be judged in the sec-ond
round.
(e) Prior to the second round of judging,
the entries selected by the judges under the
procedures of paragraphs (c) and (d) of this
section will be displayed in numerical order in
the front of the auditorium.
(f) The technical advisors from the
Department of the Interior and the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing will do a critical
analysis of the entries that will be judged in
the second round and advise the judges of any
serious anatomical problems and/or any seri-ous
design problems for the engraver.
(g) In the second round of judging, each
entry selected in the first round, plus the
additional entries selected by judges, will be
shown one at a time to the judges by the
Contest Coordinator or by a contest staff
member. The judges will vote by indicating a
numerical score from one to five for each
entry. The scores will be totaled to provide
the entry score. The entries receiving the five
highest scores will be advanced to the third
round of judging.
(h) In the third round of judging, the
judges will vote on the remaining entries
using the same method as in round two,
except they would indicate a numerical score
from 3 to 5 for each entry. The Contest
Coordinator will tabulate the final votes and
present them to the Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, who will announce the win-ning
entry as well as the entries that placed
second and third.
(i) In case of a tie vote for first, second, or
third place in the third round, the judges will
vote again on the entries that are tied. The
judges will vote using the same method as in
round three.
(j) The selection of the winning entry by
the judges will be final. Each contestant will
be notified of the winning artist and the
design. The winning artist will receive a pane
of Duck Stamps signed by the Secretary of
the Interior at the Federal Duck Stamp
Contest the following year. The artists placing
first, second, and third will receive a framed
commendation from the Director of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
SUBPART D—POST-CONTEST PROCEDURES
§91.31 Return of entries after contest.
All entries will be returned by certified mail
to the participating artists within 120 days
after the contest unless the artwork is selected
to appear at one or more wildlife art exposi-tions.
If artwork is returned to the Service
because it is undelivered or unclaimed (this
may happen if an artist changes address), the
Service will not be obligated to trace the loca-tion
of the artist to return the artwork. Any
artist who changes his or her address is
responsible for notifying the Service of the
change. All unclaimed entries will be
destroyed one year from the date of the
contest.
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2002
(1) American Widgeon; (2) Snow Goose;
(3) Wood Duck; (4) Gadwall; and
(5) Ring-necked Duck
2003
(1) Brant; (2) Ross’ Goose; (3) Northern
Shoveler; (4) Redhead; and (4) Ruddy
Duck
2004
The four remaining from 2002, plus the
Hooded Merganser
2005
The four remaining from 2003, plus the
Canada Goose
2006
The four remaining from 2004, plus the
Cinnamon Teal
2007
The four remaining from 2005; plus the
Bufflehead
2008
The four remaining from 2006; plus the
Oldsquaw
2009
The four remaining from 2007; plus the
Blue-winged Teal
2010
The four remaining from 2008; plus the
Greater White-fronted Goose
2011
The four remaining from 2009; plus the
Mallard
2012
The four remaining from 2010, plus the
Common Goldeneye
2013
The four remaining from 2011, plus the
Canvasback
2014
The four remaining from 2012; plus the
Red-breasted Merganser
2015
The four remaining from 2013; plus the
Northern Pintail
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Eligible Species for Upcoming
Federal Duck Stamp Contests
Duck Stamp Contest
Submission Format
12"
9"
7"
1"
10"
1"
1 ⁄4"
Entry must be matted “over” only.
Suggestion: Use 1/8″ thick masonite for
your entry, then use 1/8″ thick mat to
place “on top” to form1/4″ total thickness
of entry. Also, for purposes of stability of
the entry, please use 9″× 12″ art board.
In recent years, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) has sought to promote
greater public awareness of the Federal
Duck Stamp and its many contributions
to wetland and waterfowl conservation.
To assist in and facilitate this promotional
effort, the FWS has sought out the
participation and cooperation of various
wildlife- oriented art exhibitions for the
purpose of displaying selected entries
during the year following the contest.
The artist’s name and address will be
shown next to each entry. No effort will
be made to sell any entry. If an artist’s
entry is selected to be on display, it may
mean that the entry will not be returned
to the artist within the 120 days after the
contest in which all other entries are
normally returned. All artists should
consider insuring their entries, as the
Federal Government does not insure them.
Approximately 20 of the highest ranked
entries from the Federal Duck Stamp
Contest may appear on display at the
following locations: (1) Waterfowl
Festival, Easton, MD — 2nd weekend of
November; (2) Wildlife West Festival,
Redlands, CA, weekend before
Thanksgiving; (3) Florida Wildlife Expo,
Lakeland, FL — 1st weekend of
February; (4) Southeastern Wildlife
Expo, Charleston, SC — mid-
February;(5) Southern Wildlife &
Outdoor Expo, Moultrie, GA, 1st
weekend in March; (6) Ohio Decoy
Collectors Expo, Westlake, OH, mid-march;
(7) Louisiana Wildfowl Festival,
New Orleans, LA — 2nd weekend of
August; (8) Watertown Wildlife &
Western Art Show, Watertown, SD–
weekend after Labor Day; (9) Wings ’n
Water Festival, Stone Harbor, NJ — 3rd
weekend of September; (10) Texas
Forestry Museum, Lufkin, TX —
October; and (11) International Wildlife
Mueum, Tucson, AZ, December. For
other festivals, check our web site at
duckstamps.fws.gov.
The winning artist must agree to
participate in the following events
thereby promoting the Federal Duck
Stamp Program. Transportation and
lodging will be paid by the organizations
indicated.
Waterfowl Festival, Easton, MD— the
second full weekend of November. The
festival will pay for lodging; the Federal
Duck Stamp Program will pay for
transportation. Three days.
The Wildlife West Festival, Redlands,
CA— the weekend before Thanksgiving.
The festival will pay for transportation
and lodging. Three days.
J.N. “Ding” Darling Birthday Event,
J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife
Refuge, Sanibel, FL — mid-October. The
J.N. “Ding” Darling Society will pay for
transportation. Lodging is at the artist’s
expense.
First Day Ceremony, Washington, DC—
July 1. The Federal Duck Stamp
Program will pay for transportation and
lodging according to current Federal
Government per diem rates. One day.
Wings and Water, Stone Harbor, NJ—
mid September. Artist will receive
lodging. Transportation at artist’s
expense. Three days.
Federal Duck Stamp Contest, Department
of the Interior, Washington, DC–first full
week of November (for 2002, the contest
will be held October 15-17). The Federal
Duck Stamp Program will pay for
transportation and lodging according to
current Federal Government per diem
rates. Three days.
The winning artist may be asked to
participate in several annual stamp
events at the artist’s expense thereby
supporting the Federal Duck Stamp
Program. It is required, as a minimum,
that the artist spend one peak attendance
day at each of these events.
The winning artist may be asked to make
brief remarks at several events while
promoting the Federal Duck Stamp
Program.
The winning artist will assist in
promoting the Federal Duck Stamp
Program by providing autographs
without charge to the public or the
Federal Government.
The United States Government will
assume no responsibility for the
safekeeping or loss of the entry once
accepted by the management of the
exhibitions and until returned from
the exhibitions to Government custody.
It is strongly suggested that each artist
insure his/her art before sending it to the
Federal Duck Stamp Office.
The winning artist will be required to
provide the following artwork by the first
of February; (a)a line drawing for the
postal cancellation for the first day of sale
of the Federal Duck Stamp; (b) if the
artist decides to have a hometown sales
event, another line drawing will be
required for the postal cancellation for
that event; (c) two remarques to be
depicted on the first and third year of the
individual Artist’s Appreciation Card.
Signature on this agreement is a
prerequisite for entering the 2002
Federal Duck Stamp Contest; failure to
sign will result in the disqualification of
the entry to the Federal Duck Stamp
Contest.
NOTE: All requirements cited above
will be subject to negotiation when
extenuating circumstances exist for
the artist. Although all extenuating
circumstances are not listed in this
document, some examples of such
circumstances are: (1) health of the
artist does not permit the artist to travel
to some or any of the events identified;
(2) the home of the artist is located in an
area so remote as to make attendance
at the schedule event impossible; and
(3) emergencies prohibit the artist
from participating.
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Display and Participation Agreement
I agree that my entry in the 2002 Federal Duck
Stamp Contest may be displayed at the Fish and
Wildlife Service’s discretion and for the purpose
of promoting public awareness of the Federal
Duck Stamp Program and its contributions to
waterfowl conservation, under the conditions
described in the Display and Participation
Agreement and waive any claims for damage or
loss that might otherwise lie against the United
States Government during the time my entry is
in the custody of the managements of those
exhibitions. I understand that if my entry is
selected for display, it may not be returned to me
within the 120 day period stipulated in the
regulations. Further, I agree that in the event I
am the winning artist in the 2002 Federal Duck
Stamp Contest, I will participate in the events as
stipulated in the Display and Participation
Agreement.
The undersigned Artist, who has prepared and
submitted an original design to the Federal Duck
Stamp Contest, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(FWS), Department of the Interior, Washington,
D.C. 20240, as an entry in the annual contest for
the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation
Stamp agrees to the following conditions
concerning reproduction rights if his/her design
is selected for the 2003-2004 stamp:
1. The design, as prepared by the Artist and
submitted to the FWS, may be retained by the
FWS until an engraving of the 2003-2004
Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation
Stamp has been completed and may be copied
and reproduced, and copies and reproductions
may be published and distributed by the FWS to
others for reproduction, copying and publishing
for educational or informational purposes. The
stamp design may be made available, without
compensation to the Artist, for reproduction for
commercial and other purposes pursuant to 16
U.S.C. Section 718e(c).
2. Ownership of the original design may, at the
option of the Artist, be retained by him/her and it
may be copyrighted, copied, reproduced,
published, or otherwise distributed by the Artist,
but any copyright of the design or any
agreement made by the Artist with any other
person or company covering the use of the design
expressly shall be made subject to the rights of
the FWS under paragraph 1 of this Agreement.
3. If the Artist decides to reproduce the original
artwork in the form of prints, he/she agrees to
provide at no cost twenty-five (25) prints (five
framed and remarqued) to the FWS. The
remaining prints will be retained by the Director
of the FWS and will be used to promote the
Federal Duck Stamp Program.
4. If the Artist and/or his/her publisher decide to
reproduce the original artwork in the form of
printlets, decoys, postcards, and other sales
items, he/she agrees to provide at no cost ten of
any one of the articles to the FWS. (The FWS
shall choose which item.) The items will be used
to promote the Federal Duck Stamp Program.
5. If the Artist and/or his/her publisher decide to
reproduce the original artwork in the form of
posters, he/she agrees to provide the FWS with
200 posters at no cost. The posters will be used
to promote the Federal Duck Stamp Program.
6. Any and all reproductions of the design made
or authorized by the FWS under the terms of
this Agreement, except the engraving and
printing of the Migratory Bird Hunting and
Conservation Stamp, and reproductions thereof
authorized pursuant to 16 U.S.C. Section
718e(c), specifically shall indicate that the
original has been designed by the artist.
7. The Artist affirms that his/her entry is a
drawing of his/her own creation, neither copied
nor duplicated from previously published art,
including paintings, drawings in any medium, or
published photographs.
8. The Artist agrees that minor changes may
be made to his/her design (computer design)
by the printer of the stamp if his/her design is
chosen to be the Federal Duck Stamp design
for 2003-2004.
9. It is mutually agreed that no Member of
or Delegate to Congress shall participate in
any part of this contract/agreement or receive
any benefit from this agreement (41 U.S.C.
Section 22).
10. The artist agrees to provide his/her signature
for use on all Federal Duck Stamp products at
no cost to the Federal Government.
Display and Participation Agreement
Reproduction Rights Agreement
Print Name Artist’s Signature
Artist Signature Date
Street Address Species
City, State, and Zip
Telephone (Home) (Work)
Entry for 2002 Federal Duck Stamp Contest
Attach this part to the back of your entry, and return your entry and the Display and Participation and
Reproduction Rights Agreements by a non-postal overnight delivery service to:
Federal Duck Stamp Contest, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, Suite 2058, Washington, DC 20240
Telephone: 202/208-4354; Fax: 202/208-6296; http://duckstamps.fws.gov/
Print or Type
Name Species
Street Address Medium Used
City, State, and Zip Are You: Male Female
Telephone (Home) (Work) Date of Birth –
MONTH YEAR
Press Coverage: Name of Hometown Newspaper Email Address
Newspaper Telephone
Enclosed find $100.00 non-refundable entry fee (cashier’s check, certified check or money order payable to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Personal checks and
cash not accepted). Please enter my design in the 2002 Federal Duck Stamp Contest.
To be used by FWS only
Entry Number_____________________________
Medium Code ______________________________
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2002 Federal Duck Stamp Contest
2002 Federal Duck Stamp Contest
Use bright, bold, pleasing, warm colors.
Make your species the main focus of
your entry.
Anatomy is very important — a wildlife
biologist reviews the anatomy in advance
of the contest.
Make sure the habitat is appropriate for
the species and its plumage.
A regal look about the species is
appealing to the judges.
Keep the design simple — don’t overdo
the background scenes.
Avoid ducklings, bubbles on the body of
the species and other very small images
as they tend to become distorted when
the image is reduced to stamp size.
Remember, this is a stamp — look at
your finished product through a
reduction glass so that you will see what
the judges see when they are making a
final decision.
Finally, remember that the first
impression a judge has of your entry
is a lasting one.
Good Luck!
Helpful Hints for Preparing Your
Duck Stamp Art Design
U.S. Department of the Interior
Federal Duck Stamp Program
1849 C Street, NW, Suite 2058
Washington, DC 20240
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