1910 Graphite Drawing of Fancy Woman in Huge Hat Lois Gross Smiley painting Blaine Miller in Sandusky Ohio

Blaine Miller in Sandusky Ohio ("how would you like to ride that way instead of in the Ford

Really singular

I've had a few dogs in the shop similar to this one

23 3/4" wide x 17 3/4" tall

with just a little paint loss to the legs on one side of the horse

1910 Graphite Drawing of Fancy Woman in Huge Hat Lois Gross Smiley painting Blaine Miller in Sandusky OhioIt's the massive scale of this woman's hat that really makes this drawing for me (which, in absence of legs to sturdy her would most definitely cause her to topple!), though I love the detailing her jewelry and the flourishes on her dress too. The drawing was done on an semi translucent onion skin type paper in graphite, then carefully cut out and pasted onto card, with a red ribbon threaded through two holes at top that I believe likely bound it with