Beach Scene with Heads Turned and Black Cloud Following Handsome Life Guard, c. 1950s Snapshot primitive old stool executed in black ink on

executed in black ink on linen card and signed (initialed) at lower right

" I think just as singles they are pretty terrific

with gold leaf added on the teeth and eyes

Based on the paper label glued to his base

There are spots all over where the silver paint is gone

Beach Scene with Heads Turned and Black Cloud Following Handsome Life Guard, c. 1950s Snapshot primitive old stool executed in black ink onThe more time I spend looking at it, the more I love this photo, which (as someone who often looks at compositions of bodies through the lens of modern contemporary dance) feels almost like a dance still to me but also one enhanced by this blur of a black cloud hovering over our very handsome young lifeguard. Like three separate choreographed vignettes sharing the same frame: young women in foreground (with great faces!) turning their heads, child