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Since that time, hundreds of evocative figures – some drawn from nature, many from contemporary life – were commissioned by private owners and businesses. Mr. Tuck's weather vanes, which could draw between $ 10,000 and $ 100,000, perch on houses and buildings in 40 states and 13 countries. On
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Tuck handcrafted one-of-a-kind weather vanes, spending many hours in discussions with clients or researching the right details. Then he maps the design, cutting it from copper, shaping it with heat and cold. He finishes with repoussé, hammering the metal into shape with wooden forms.
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Privately, Mr. Tuck was deeply rooted in the fabric of his local community. He was a retired firefighter and emergency medical technician and he served on the West
Tisbury finance committee, the Arts Council and as active member of the
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Tuck was known for his kindly appearance. While dressed for making weather vanes, he resembled a
European clockmaker with his black and white moustache and worn leather apron. He was an avid sailor who crewed on wooden sailboats in the
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Merrily Glasser-Boyd, his first wife. In the beginning, odd jobs as carpenter, tour guide and bartender were needed to supplement his artistic income. His break came in 1974 when an upstart director named
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Tuck had many assistants over the years, but it was his four-year working relationship with
Anthony Holand that started him thinking about a successor. In 2002, they joined in partnership to form
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arrived to film a movie about a shark. The artist saw an opportunity. Tuck's first weathervane, a fierce shark, served as a prop for the blockbuster movie “
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