Wonderful Old Red Painted Cigar Box Wood Jointed Man tobacco silk quilt oil on poplar wood panel

oil on poplar wood panel

and his archive is housed at Hamilton College

in his smart brown suit

man in blue and grey alongside them

dings and scuffs

Wonderful Old Red Painted Cigar Box Wood Jointed Man tobacco silk quilt oil on poplar wood panelThis guy was surely once attached to a string, performing acrobatic acts, but I love him just as his is now, ready to perch somewhere. Hard to beat the carved profile of his face, but the shapes of his arms, legs and especially those feet are pretty great too, and I love the clunky screws and bolts attaching them to his torso and red paint too. I also always love seeing the old cigar box print on the flip sides. Really a charmer! 5 5 8" t x 1 7 8" w x