History of the Standards

This is a reprinting of an article by Mr. H. H. Stoddard regarding the history and his views on the Standard of Perfection Through the years there have been several […]

Republishing of an article by Arthur C. Smith on the 1923 Standard of Perfection Unquestionably, the new Standard will be more eagerly sought and more generally sold than any of

Sixty years ago this month the greatest poultry artist passed away.  Arthur Oscar Schilling died on June 21, 1958 at the age of 76 in Rochester, New York. He was

Harry Smith, W. was born December 23, 1875 in Brent, County Devon in England.  After immigrating to the U.S. he lived predominately in Massachusetts and died there in July 10,

Franklane Lorraine Sewell had a long productive career as an artist. From the March 1948 issue of the Poultry Tribune we learn that he passed away on January 5th, 1948.

Below you can find several accounts on the legacy Mr. J. Henry Lee created during his time as a poultry artist. Mr. H. S. Babcock’s Accounts on Henry Lee: I

Irvin Web Burgess was born May 11, 1880 in Wisconsin, based on his WWI draft registration card. A funny side note, in the “height” section on the draft card it

The American Poultry Association has never had a staff artist to use for its artwork.  When illustrations were needed, the committee in charge of the Standard of Perfection would request