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Duncan's photos captured the beauty of Cooperstown, Otsego Lake and Otsego County.

In Memoriam

Richard Duncan, 76,
Photographer known
for showing
Otsego County's beauty 

COOPERSTOWN - Richard Duncan, 76, whose photographs defined the Otsego Lake region for a generation, died Thursday, May 20, 2021, at his home near Arnold’s Lake.

Duncan published three photo books, “Otsego Lake,” “Cooperstown” and “Otsego County,” in collaboration with The Fenimore Art Museum. An updated second edition of “Cooperstown” was published in 2018.

Duncan was born June 9, 1944, in Catskill, to Robert W. Duncan and Ruth H. Atwater. Survivors include his beloved companion since 1998, Pam Welch.

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