Ed Zern

Born in Farmington, West Virginia

Outdoorsman Ed Zern was best known for his amusing and often irreverent column "Exit Laughing," which appeared in Field & Stream magazine for more than thirty years, beginning in 1958. Zern’s fabulous "fish stories" and fantasies of the ever-elusive sportsmen’s paradise won him a large and enthusiastic following. A former graphic artist for a New York City advertising agency, Zern illustrated his own column, and his seven books, including the popular How to Tell Fish from Fishermen (1945) and Hunting and Fishing from A to Zern (1985). He was a member of many sportsmen’s organizations, including the Boone and Crockett Club, a wildlife conservation organization co-founded by Theodore Roosevelt. Zern was an avid conservationist and in 1954 established what became known as the Chevron-Times Mirror Magazines Conservation Award.

Nacido en Farmington, Virginia Occidental

Ed Zern, gran amante de la naturaleza, se dio a conocer con una divertida columna, a menudo irreverente, titulada "Exit Laughing" (Salir riendo) y publicada en la revista Field & Stream por más de 30 años desde 1958. Sus fabulosas anécdotas, salpicadas de exageraciones, sobre el elusivo paraíso de los aficionados a la pesca le ganaron un público nutrido y entusiasta. Habiendo sido artista gráfico en una agencia publicitaria de la ciudad de Nueva York, Zern ilustró su columna y sus siete libros, entre ellos el popular Cómo diferenciar los peces de los pescadores (1945) y Caza y pesca de A a Zern (1985). Perteneció a numerosas organizaciones del deporte, incluido el Club Boone and Crockett, dedicado a la conservación de la vida silvestre y cofundado por Theodore Roosevelt. Zern fue un ávido conservacionista y en 1954 creó el que se conoció como Premio de Conservación de las Revistas Chevron/Times Mirror.

Commissioned by the Theodore Gordon Flyfishers Club, New York; returned to sitter. (James Cummins Bookseller, New York); purchased 1995 NPG