Young Woman in Green and Black, c. 1950s Photo Statuette painted tin bank In addition to just being

In addition to just being a cool thing

with a face only a mother could love

I just love this young woman posing with her mandolin

and the nails were individually inlaid—with the added benefit being that one can feel the numbers with the tips of the fingers

With train on top

Young Woman in Green and Black, c. 1950s Photo Statuette painted tin bank In addition to just beingFrom the same Rockport, MA collection as the painted tintype I just listed (and the other photos I've listed today too), a smiling photo statuette of a pretty young woman, c. 1950s I believe. I find the effect of transforming a photograph into a statuette such a curious thing like a doll, to be moved around, ready to be dropped into different scenarios which in this case seems precisely right, as one imagines this young woman's future had yet to be