Rubber Duck Race

1st place tie in the 4/2022 Crowds Contest run by the McCarthy Design Group

A rubber duck is a toy shaped like a stylised yellow-billed duck,... more

by Allen Beatty

Title

Rubber Duck Race

Artist

Allen Beatty

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

1st place tie in the 4/2022 Crowds Contest run by the McCarthy Design Group

A rubber duck is a toy shaped like a stylised yellow-billed duck, and it is generally yellow with a flat base. It may be made of rubber or rubber-like material such as vinyl plastic. The yellow rubber duck has achieved an iconic status in Western pop culture and is often symbolically linked to bathing. Various novelty variations of the toy are produced.
Rubber ducks are collected by a small number of enthusiasts. The 2007 Guinness World Record for World's Largest Rubber Duck Collection stood at 2,583 different rubber ducks, and was awarded to Charlotte Lee.
Rubber duck races, also known as derby duck races, have been used as a method of fundraising for organizations worldwide. People donate money to the organization by sponsoring a duck. At the end of the fundraising drive, all of the ducks are dumped into a waterway, with the first to float past the finish line winning a prize for its sponsor.
This is a photography of a scene from the annual Kiwanis Duck Race held in Maplewood, N.J.

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August 21st, 2011