Ethel Esme Church 1923 Dramatic Portrait of Very Dramatic Looking Man! vintage New York public schools Nothing prettier than a peony

Nothing prettier than a peony

On the sides are loops

with very little paint loss

which one barely notices

I applied silver polish to the front of this pin and it shines brightly

Ethel Esme Church 1923 Dramatic Portrait of Very Dramatic Looking Man! vintage New York public schools Nothing prettier than a peonyWhat drama ! have to think our man in black top hat was a magician, looking as if he himself is about to disappear in a cloud of smoke with a wave of his cape! Between his orange eyes and lips and his white hair and brows, he also seems perhaps to have been been albino, making him all the more striking looking. The Ethel Esme Church who painted this was, I believe, more commonly known as Esme Church (18931972), a British actress and theatre director,